Honolulu vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$4283
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$1132
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$2002
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$521
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$3299
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	62	17
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	351K	216K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 70% more expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 122nd and 2432nd ($3173 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 3rd in the United States and New Zealand, respectively. Check the United States vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. Honolulu ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 322nd and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Wellington

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	Honolulu	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$12047

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1743
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1254
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1252
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1396
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1425
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1480
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1493
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1638
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1423
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1312
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1383
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1612
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1678
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1847
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1678
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1716
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1961
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1536
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1461
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1250
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2086
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1811