Cost of living comparison
Italy is 36.3% cheaper than Honolulu.
If you lived in Italy instead of Honolulu, you would:
pay 27.4% less for restaurants
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Honolulu
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Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$15.81
€14.64
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
|
$10.17
€9.42
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
|
$2.51
€2.32
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$1.21
€1.12
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pay 51.1% less for groceries
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Honolulu
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.47
|
$2.05
€1.90
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.83
|
$6.81
€6.31
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
|
$5.59
€5.17
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.29
|
$3.41
€3.16
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.08
|
$5.01
€4.64
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.81
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.41
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.70
€0.64
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pay 11.4% less for transportation
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Honolulu
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
|
$7.33
€6.79
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$38.24
€35.40
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,265.95
|
$26,985.59
€24,985.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.38
|
$19.55
€18.10
|
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pay 56.8% less for housing
|
Honolulu
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.12
|
$29.86
€27.65
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,186.00
|
$660.64
€611.66
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,706.67
|
$504.89
€467.46
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.42
|
$158.99
€147.20
|
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pay 65.1% less for childcare
|
Honolulu
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,375.00
|
$519.28
€480.79
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,000.00
|
$9,615.09
€8,902.36
|
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pay 41.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Honolulu
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$4.97
€4.60
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.12
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$6.16
€5.71
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.27
|
$52.41
€48.53
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$9.51
€8.81
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pay 0.7% less for clothing
|
Honolulu
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.88
|
$76.74
€71.05
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.33
|
$34.05
€31.52
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.50
|
$84.06
€77.83
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.67
|
$115.51
€106.95
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