Cost of living comparison
Florida is 24.9% cheaper than Honolulu.
If you lived in Florida instead of Honolulu, you would:
pay 14.0% less for restaurants
Honolulu
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$19.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.00
|
$10.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
|
$2.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
|
$2.07
|
|
pay 34.7% less for groceries
Honolulu
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.64
|
$3.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.54
|
$6.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
|
$4.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.71
|
$3.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.86
|
$5.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.79
|
$2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.61
|
$2.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.57
|
$2.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
|
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$1.60
|
|
pay 23.1% less for transportation
Honolulu
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
|
$3.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$61.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,517.98
|
$31,918.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.38
|
$16.07
|
|
pay 16.6% less for housing
Honolulu
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.57
|
$64.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,233.53
|
$1,891.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,853.57
|
$1,611.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$218.81
|
$146.62
|
|
pay 40.4% less for childcare
Honolulu
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,375.00
|
$923.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$31,500.00
|
$16,426.17
|
|
pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports
Honolulu
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$5.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.73
|
$4.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$7.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.16
|
$42.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$13.47
|
|
pay 20.7% less for clothing
Honolulu
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.86
|
$49.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.16
|
$41.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.43
|
$85.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.50
|
$105.33
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Florida or Honolulu. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.