Honolulu vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$1876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$4580
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$590
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$3336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	58	52
😀 Quality of life	85	85
🏙️ Population	351K	413K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 73% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 117th and 2537th ($3241 vs $1876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 1834th 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 139th vs 143rd best cities to live in the United States, and 438th vs 448th 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	$21.1	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1050
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$1726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$1682
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$5.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$99.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$69.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$1187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$25512

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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 Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1894
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1833
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1842
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1536
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1850
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1571
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2034
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1865
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1758
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1941
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2090
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1955
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2143
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$2001
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2021
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1744
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1782
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1825
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1557
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$2011
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$2039
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1838
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1883
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1947
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1860
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1820
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1860
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1654
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1739
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1358
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1853
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1541
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1276
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1421
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2214