Honolulu vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$5641
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$1547
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$2678
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$3278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	62	78
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	351K	662K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 29% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 122nd and 931st ($3173 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 4th 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Honolulu ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 322nd and 87th 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	$19.7	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$5.74
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$19787

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2412
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2325
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2297
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1952
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2443
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2079
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2414
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2644
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1812
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2603
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2649
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2669
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2723
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2203
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2730
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2674
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2907
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3269
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3162
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3313
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2812