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Updated April 22, 2026

Average Rent in Honolulu HI

8 apartment buildings, 3 units. Real prices pulled from each property's leasing system this morning.

Avg Rent

$1,789/mo

market average

Cheapest

$1,522/mo

Hale Kalele Apartments

Properties

8

tracked daily

Units

3

available now

Analysis

Rent Price Breakdown

Compare pricing across all 8 properties in Honolulu HI.

Average Rent by Property

Starting Price vs Average

Rent by Bedroom Count

Price per Square Foot

Honolulu HI Rent Prices

All 8 properties ranked by lowest available rent.

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Honolulu HI Average Rent Prices 2026

The average rent in Honolulu HI is $1,789 per month, based on 3 units across 8 apartment communities. Prices range from $1,522 at Hale Kalele Apartments to $1,522 at Hale Kalele Apartments.

Average Rent by Bedroom Type

Type Avg Rent Starting From Units
Studio $1,522/mo $1,522/mo 1
2 Bed $1,922/mo $1,922/mo 2

Every price comes directly from each property's leasing system, updated that morning. Request a neighborhood we don't cover and we add it within 24 hours.

Market Context

Who rents in Honolulu HI, and what they pay

Tracked tracked rent in Honolulu HI averages $1,789/mo. At the local median household income of $85,428, that works out to 25% of gross income — well within the 25 percent comfortable-rent threshold.

The U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2023 release pegged median gross rent in Honolulu HI at $1,783/mo. The current tracked market average runs 0% higher than that benchmark, reflecting both two to three years of rent growth and the fact that the Census figure covers all renter-occupied housing in Honolulu HI while the tracked market average covers units currently listed in larger apartment communities.

What salary do I need to live comfortably in Honolulu HI?

Built on the 25 to 30 percent rent-to-income guideline used by most landlords and credit-scoring models.

Minimum to afford average rent

$72,000/year

30 percent rule — using our average rent of $1,789/mo.

Comfortable income

$86,000/year

25 percent rule — leaves more room for savings, transport, and groceries.

To afford the cheapest tracked apartment ($1,522/mo), you need to earn at least $61,000/year.

Median household income in Honolulu HI is $85,428 — about 1% below the comfortable-living threshold.

Cost of living in Honolulu HI

Overall prices in Honolulu HI runs above the national average by about 11% (BEA Regional Price Parity index 111.4, where 100 equals the U.S. average). The breakdown below estimates monthly costs for a single adult, using national consumer-spending baselines from the Bureau of Labor Statistics scaled by Honolulu HI's regional price parities.

Category Monthly estimate
Rent (market average) $1,789
Utilities $617
Groceries $596
Transportation $1,470
Healthcare $717
Other goods and services $1,147
Estimated total $6,336/mo

Population

346,323

Median household income

$85,428

Census median rent

$1,783/mo

Rent as % of income

32.0%

Median age

42.9

Mean commute

22 min

Methodology

† Rent data is sourced directly from each tracked apartment community and refreshed every 24 hours. Every listed unit price on this page is real and listed today.

Cost of living estimates for utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, and other goods and services combine national consumer-spending baselines from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Consumer Expenditure Survey) with the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (MARPP dataset). Both are peer-reviewed federal data releases published annually.

Salary to live comfortably applies the standard 25 to 30 percent rent-to-income rule on top of the listed rent. This is the same affordability guideline used by most landlords and credit-scoring models.

Demographic figures (median household income, population, median age, commute time, Census median rent, rent as percentage of income) come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates, the most recent complete release.

Cost of living and demographic figures were last published in 2023.

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