Cost of living comparison
Honolulu is 16.2% more expensive than Atlanta.
If you lived in Honolulu instead of Atlanta, you would:
pay 7.0% more for restaurants
Atlanta
|
Honolulu
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.00
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$13.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
|
$2.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
|
$2.50
|
|
pay 43.0% more for groceries
Atlanta
|
Honolulu
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$6.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.54
|
$9.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$7.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
|
$6.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.03
|
$6.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.79
|
$2.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$1.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.69
|
$2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$3.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$2.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$2.09
|
|
pay 25.6% more for transportation
Atlanta
|
Honolulu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
|
$4.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.00
|
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
|
$35,265.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.85
|
$24.38
|
|
pay 18.0% more for housing
Atlanta
|
Honolulu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.28
|
$69.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,988.20
|
$2,186.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,572.65
|
$1,706.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.91
|
$227.42
|
|
pay 0.3% more for childcare
Atlanta
|
Honolulu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,406.25
|
$1,375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$29,142.25
|
$30,000.00
|
|
pay 16.6% more for entertainment and sports
Atlanta
|
Honolulu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.25
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.20
|
$6.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
|
$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.50
|
$59.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 2.8% more for clothing
Atlanta
|
Honolulu
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.71
|
$51.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.20
|
$53.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
|
$102.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.90
|
$111.67
|
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