Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 24.9% cheaper than Honolulu.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Honolulu, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
Honolulu
|
Illinois
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$17.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
|
$9.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
|
$2.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$1.87
|
|
pay 45.9% less for groceries
Honolulu
|
Illinois
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.47
|
$2.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.83
|
$5.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
|
$3.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.29
|
$2.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.08
|
$4.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.81
|
$1.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.41
|
$1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$1.12
|
|
pay 19.5% less for transportation
Honolulu
|
Illinois
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
|
$3.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$77.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,265.95
|
$31,837.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.38
|
$15.34
|
|
pay 31.5% less for housing
Honolulu
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.12
|
$66.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,186.00
|
$1,337.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,706.67
|
$1,055.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.42
|
$126.10
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
Honolulu
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,375.00
|
$1,229.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,000.00
|
$22,314.07
|
|
pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports
Honolulu
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$4.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.12
|
$4.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$9.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.27
|
$44.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$11.73
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
Honolulu
|
Illinois
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.88
|
$51.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.33
|
$37.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.50
|
$87.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.67
|
$112.76
|
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