Honolulu vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$5841
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$1607
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$2790
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$3629
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	58	78
😀 Quality of life	85	93
🏙️ Population	351K	662K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 28% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 117th and 822nd ($3241 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 2nd in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Honolulu ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 438th and 53rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Vancouver

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	Honolulu	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$21986

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2457
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2237
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2054
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2526
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2128
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2470
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2710
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1872
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2628
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2641
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2739
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2778
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2200
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2737
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2702
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3041
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2475
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3559
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3154
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3292
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2915