Honolulu vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$1893
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$4591
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$1056
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$1767
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$3474
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	62	53
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	351K	413K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 68% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 122nd and 2341st ($3173 vs $1893) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 1819th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.8 months in Tulsa. Ranked 103rd vs 113th best cities to live in the United States, and 322nd vs 354th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Tulsa

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	Honolulu	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$826
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$1659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$1458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$1667
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$3.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$99.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$25148

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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 Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1886
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1810
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1838
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1637
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1755
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1659
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2025
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1854
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1620
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1879
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2122
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1896
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2218
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1945
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2016
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1808
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1805
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1848
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1589
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1959
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1985
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1821
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1831
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1883
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1855
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1881
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1529
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1729
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1368
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1832
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1522
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1280
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1397
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2263