Honolulu vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honolulu	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7218	$4437
🏠 One person rent	$1911	$1057
🏘️ Family rent	$3660	$1765
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4236	$3450
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	62	54
😀 Quality of life	86	85
🏙️ Population	351K	413K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 63% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 151st and 2250th ($3020 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 1871st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.9 months in Tulsa. Ranked 79th vs 97th best cities to live in the United States, and 301st vs 364th 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	$20.2	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.71	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$6.94	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1611	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3723	$1762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$1411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8598	$1849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8022	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.67	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$5.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.55	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.24	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$98.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$1071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19966	$25283

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159

Cities near Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1874
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1864
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1855
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1629
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1748
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1671
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1855
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1621
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1861
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2114
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1878
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2206
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1968
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2015
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1702
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1785
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1896
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1411
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1946
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1989
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1814
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1824
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1862
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1846
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1865
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1578
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1730
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1337
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1816
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1689
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1534
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1438
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2205