Honolulu vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	58	33
😀 Quality of life	85	84
🏙️ Population	351K	543K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 68% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 117th and 2278th ($3241 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 1724th 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 139th vs 164th best cities to live in the United States, and 438th vs 490th 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	$21.1	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$15659

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190