Cost of living comparison
Paris is 12.5% cheaper than Honolulu.
If you lived in Paris instead of Honolulu, you would:
pay 8.2% more for restaurants
Honolulu
|
Paris
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$16.08
€15.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.00
|
$12.86
€12.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
|
$4.09
€3.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
|
$2.96
€2.82
|
|
pay 35.9% less for groceries
Honolulu
|
Paris
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.64
|
$2.01
€1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.54
|
$11.23
€10.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
|
$5.41
€5.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.71
|
$4.85
€4.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.86
|
$6.32
€6.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.79
|
$1.58
€1.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$1.05
€1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.61
|
$1.50
€1.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.57
|
$1.78
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
|
$1.10
€1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$1.21
€1.15
|
|
pay 18.6% more for transportation
Honolulu
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
|
$7.65
€7.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$92.60
€88.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,517.98
|
$32,688.77
€31,126.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.38
|
$24.84
€23.65
|
|
pay 36.6% less for housing
Honolulu
|
Paris
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.57
|
$33.65
€32.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,233.53
|
$1,367.25
€1,301.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,853.57
|
$1,057.37
€1,006.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$218.81
|
$188.37
€179.37
|
|
pay 47.2% less for childcare
Honolulu
|
Paris
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,375.00
|
$756.26
€720.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$31,500.00
|
$15,942.48
€15,180.43
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
Honolulu
|
Paris
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$7.50
€7.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.73
|
$4.31
€4.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$13.40
€12.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.16
|
$36.48
€34.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$13.93
€13.27
|
|
pay 20.0% more for clothing
Honolulu
|
Paris
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.86
|
$103.81
€98.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.16
|
$46.57
€44.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.43
|
$111.54
€106.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.50
|
$148.98
€141.85
|
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