Cost of living comparison
France is 27.5% cheaper than Honolulu.
If you lived in France instead of Honolulu, you would:
pay 16.9% less for restaurants
Honolulu
|
France
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$15.92
€14.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
|
$10.79
€9.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
|
$2.77
€2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$1.90
€1.72
|
|
pay 43.0% less for groceries
Honolulu
|
France
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.47
|
$1.79
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.83
|
$9.16
€8.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
|
$4.45
€4.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.29
|
$3.91
€3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.08
|
$6.37
€5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
|
$1.27
€1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$0.94
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.81
|
$1.32
€1.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.41
|
$1.51
€1.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.92
€0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.94
€0.85
|
|
pay 4.6% less for transportation
Honolulu
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
|
$7.43
€6.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$51.68
€46.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,265.95
|
$31,564.23
€28,443.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.38
|
$18.46
€16.63
|
|
pay 55.6% less for housing
Honolulu
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.12
|
$30.98
€27.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,186.00
|
$779.01
€701.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,706.67
|
$611.60
€551.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.42
|
$139.72
€125.91
|
|
pay 57.9% less for childcare
Honolulu
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,375.00
|
$707.64
€637.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,000.00
|
$9,850.44
€8,876.53
|
|
pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports
Honolulu
|
France
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$6.18
€5.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.12
|
$3.05
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$11.75
€10.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.27
|
$34.96
€31.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$11.84
€10.67
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
Honolulu
|
France
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.88
|
$92.28
€83.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.33
|
$37.39
€33.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.50
|
$93.47
€84.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.67
|
$126.59
€114.08
|
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