Honolulu vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$5811
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	62	100
😀 Quality of life	87	94
🏙️ Population	351K	690K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 3% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 133rd and 93rd ($3039 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 74th 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 Washington. Ranked 78th vs 6th best cities to live in the United States, and 290th vs 41st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Washington

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	Honolulu	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$23453

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2776
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2571
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2601
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2554
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3033
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2719
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3271
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2372
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$520
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1519
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1523
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2538
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$3042
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3152
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3180
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3196
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3224
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2873
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4155
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3293
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3330
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3176
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3781
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2864
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3672
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3804
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3442
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$521
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3473
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3584
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2846
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2839
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3053
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3048
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3085

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948