Cost of living comparison
Greece is 42.5% cheaper than Honolulu.
- Restaurants
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pay 43.8% less in Greece
- Groceries
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pay 58.3% less in Greece
- Transportation
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pay 12.8% less in Greece
- Housing
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pay 56.8% less in Greece
- Childcare
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pay 75.0% less in Greece
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 41.0% less in Greece
- Clothing
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pay 10.1% less in Greece
Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Greece.
If you lived in Greece instead of Honolulu, you would:
pay 43.8% less for restaurants
|
Honolulu
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Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$13.17
€12.77
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.00
|
$9.11
€8.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
|
$2.07
€2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
|
$0.60
€0.58
|
|
pay 58.3% less for groceries
|
Honolulu
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.64
|
$1.33
€1.29
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.54
|
$6.30
€6.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
|
$5.99
€5.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.71
|
$4.02
€3.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.86
|
$4.23
€4.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.79
|
$0.88
€0.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.85
€0.83
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.61
|
$0.58
€0.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.57
|
$0.87
€0.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
|
$0.51
€0.50
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$0.57
€0.55
|
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pay 12.8% less for transportation
|
Honolulu
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
|
$7.55
€7.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$40.19
€38.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,517.98
|
$28,316.80
€27,461.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.38
|
$13.82
€13.40
|
|
pay 56.8% less for housing
|
Honolulu
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.57
|
$32.82
€31.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,233.53
|
$524.36
€508.52
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,853.57
|
$392.21
€380.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$218.81
|
$175.68
€170.37
|
|
pay 75.0% less for childcare
|
Honolulu
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,375.00
|
$413.12
€400.64
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$31,500.00
|
$6,332.60
€6,141.30
|
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pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Honolulu
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$4.40
€4.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.73
|
$3.49
€3.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.94
€4.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.16
|
$48.72
€47.25
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$8.82
€8.55
|
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pay 10.1% less for clothing
|
Honolulu
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.86
|
$83.64
€81.11
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.16
|
$37.83
€36.69
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.43
|
$83.15
€80.64
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.50
|
$93.42
€90.60
|
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