Cost of living in Urban Honolulu, Hawaii
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,823 a month.
Urban Honolulu is a Census community, not a separate city government in Hawaii. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $86,504 a year.
- People
- 345,482
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,823
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $86,504
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $843,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,542
- Urban Honolulu, HI MSA
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii has about 345,482 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $843,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Honolulu County is $2,542 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Urban Honolulu. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area, prices sit at 111.0 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Hawaii taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 4.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Urban Honolulu's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Hawaii home paid 48.00¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Urban Honolulu's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Hawaii in the table we use.
Among 118 places we list in Hawaii with a rent figure, 70 have higher typical rent than Urban Honolulu.
Nearby places
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Typical rent $2,844
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Typical rent $3,501
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Typical rent $3,501
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Typical rent $2,269
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Typical rent $1,931
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Typical rent $1,764
Compare with Urban Honolulu
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Hawaii
Bigger places in Hawaii
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.