Is Manchester cheaper than Urban Honolulu?

Manchester is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 5% below Urban Honolulu's (BEA Regional Price Parities).

Which has higher household income, Manchester or Urban Honolulu?

Household incomes are similar — $106,013 in the Manchester metro versus $105,205 in Urban Honolulu (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).

Does a paycheck go further in Manchester or Urban Honolulu?

A paycheck stretches further in Manchester. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $100,337 there versus $94,813 in Urban Honolulu.

Which has cheaper rent, Manchester or Urban Honolulu?

Manchester has cheaper rent — a median of $1,714/mo versus $2,001/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).

Manchester vs Urban Honolulu

Metro-area medians — Manchester-Nashua, NH Metro Area vs Urban Honolulu, HI Metro Area — not the cities proper.

Manchester comes out ahead, winning 7 of the 9 clearly-decided measures.

Manchester costs about 5% less to live in, and household incomes are similar. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Manchester.

Their widest everyday difference: Manchester has the tighter job market — 2.4% unemployment versus 3.2%.

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Annual salary (gross)

Household size

Manchester, NH

$61,314

take-home / yr · 18% to tax

$58,031

real value after local prices

Urban Honolulu, HI

$57,057

take-home / yr · 24% to tax

$51,420

real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, Manchester leaves you about $6,610/yr better off after tax and local prices.

Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.

Measure

Manchester

Urban Honolulu

Livability (CityLedger)

80/100

71/100

Cost of living (price level, US = 100)

105.7

111.0

Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)

$100,337

$94,813

Median household income

$106,013

$105,205

Median rent

$1,714/mo

$2,001/mo

Median home value

$476,000

$920,600

Unemployment

2.4%

3.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

42.6%

40.1%

Average commute

28.5 min

27.3 min

Air quality (median AQI)

Avg temperature

50°F

77°F

Choose Manchester for

+ Livability (CityLedger)
+ Cost of living (price level, US = 100)
+ Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
+ Median rent
+ Median home value
+ Unemployment
+ Bachelor's degree or higher

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Choose Urban Honolulu for

+ Average commute
+ Air quality (median AQI)

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Manchester vs Urban Honolulu — frequently asked

Is Manchester cheaper than Urban Honolulu?: Manchester is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 5% below Urban Honolulu's (BEA Regional Price Parities).
Which has higher household income, Manchester or Urban Honolulu?: Household incomes are similar — $106,013 in the Manchester metro versus $105,205 in Urban Honolulu (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).
Does a paycheck go further in Manchester or Urban Honolulu?: A paycheck stretches further in Manchester. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $100,337 there versus $94,813 in Urban Honolulu.
Which has cheaper rent, Manchester or Urban Honolulu?: Manchester has cheaper rent — a median of $1,714/mo versus $2,001/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).