Honolulu vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Honolulu	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2961	$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7256	$5785
🏠 One person rent	$1873	$1629
🏘️ Family rent	$3753	$2825
🍽️ Food expenses	$777	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4025	$3016
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	62	78
😀 Quality of life	86	93
🏙️ Population	351K	662K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 15% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 153rd and 587th ($2961 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 128th and 7th 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 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Honolulu ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 260th and 60th 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	$19.8	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.8	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.99	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1910	$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3813	$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$299	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10099	$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8860	$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.5	$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.63	$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.5	$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.92	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.49	$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.9	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.1	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1372	$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19011	$14942

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2735
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2506
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2602
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2538
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$2716
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2655
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3169
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2340
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$491
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1316
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1316
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2602
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2935
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3135
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3133
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3147
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3163
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2898
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2965
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4148
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3219
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3287
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3195
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3729
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$3026
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3583
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3567
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3300
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$491
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3518
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3389
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$1614
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2035
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3042
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3046
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3064

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2595
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2407
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2034
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1455
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2251
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2141
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2134
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2210
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2445
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2576
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1721
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2585
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2604
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2837
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$3118
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2279
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2729
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2728
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2920
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2313
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3262
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$2974
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3345
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2758