Cost of living comparison

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New York City vs. Honolulu Cost of Living Summary

New York City is 28.4% more expensive than Honolulu.

Restaurants: pay 10.8% more in New York City
Groceries: pay 16.1% less in New York City
Transportation: pay 10.3% more in New York City
Housing: pay 25.2% more in New York City
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in New York City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.9% more in New York City
Clothing: pay 7.6% more in New York City

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in New York City are more expensive than in Honolulu. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in New York City.

New York City vs. Honolulu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New York City instead of Honolulu, you would:

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pay 10.8% more for restaurants

	Honolulu	New York City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$30.00	+50.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.00	$12.00	-14.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.01	$3.22	+7.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.37	$2.39	+0.5%
Average			+10.8%

Honolulu vs. New York City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.1% less for groceries

	Honolulu	New York City
Bread 1 loaf	$6.64	$4.82	-27.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.54	$8.52	-26.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.62	$5.80	-23.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.71	$5.06	-24.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.86	$6.82	-0.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.79	$3.25	+16.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.66	$1.04	-37.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.61	$2.67	+2.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.57	$2.70	-24.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.98	$1.73	-12.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.04	$1.66	-18.6%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 10.3% more for transportation

	Honolulu	New York City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.80	$3.80	-20.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.00	$132.50	+65.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,517.98	$35,000.00	+4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.38	$22.40	-8.1%
Average			+10.3%

Honolulu vs. New York City - Cost of transportation

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pay 25.2% more for housing

	Honolulu	New York City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.57	$68.20	-0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,233.53	$4,097.13	+83.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,853.57	$2,883.17	+55.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$218.81	$136.26	-37.7%
Average			+25.2%

Honolulu vs. New York City - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Honolulu	New York City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,375.00	$3,253.56	+136.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$31,500.00	$59,000.00	+87.3%
Average			+111.9%

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pay 48.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Honolulu	New York City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$9.00	+12.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.73	$5.95	-11.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.00	$17.00	+41.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.16	$148.06	+168.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$20.00	+33.3%
Average			+48.9%

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pay 7.6% more for clothing

	Honolulu	New York City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.86	$68.92	+19.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.16	$45.62	-22.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.43	$107.85	-3.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.50	$168.36	+37.4%
Average			+7.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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