Honolulu vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$4568
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$1141
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$1951
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$3621
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	62	33
😀 Quality of life	88	82
🏙️ Population	351K	543K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 64% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 122nd and 2194th ($3173 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 1737th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Ranked 103rd vs 202nd best cities to live in the United States, and 322nd vs 634th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Tucson

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	Honolulu	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$1121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$2738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$2462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$93.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$1112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$15639

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2084
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2095
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$727
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2466
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2320
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2349
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2447
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2417
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2448
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2340
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2523
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2481
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2344
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2365
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2322
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$881
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2348
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$982
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1760
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1911
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2757
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2245