Cost of living comparison
Russia is 66.0% cheaper than Honolulu.
If you lived in Russia instead of Honolulu, you would:
pay 72.1% less for restaurants
|
Honolulu
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$6.85
RUB666.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
|
$4.21
RUB408.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
|
$0.84
RUB81.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$0.41
RUB39.54
|
|
pay 76.0% less for groceries
|
Honolulu
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.47
|
$0.49
RUB47.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.83
|
$3.93
RUB382.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
|
$3.21
RUB311.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.29
|
$1.21
RUB118.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.08
|
$1.72
RUB167.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
|
$0.56
RUB54.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$0.56
RUB54.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.81
|
$0.75
RUB72.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.41
|
$0.90
RUB87.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.22
RUB21.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.22
RUB21.25
|
|
pay 57.8% less for transportation
|
Honolulu
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
|
$2.21
RUB214.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$19.07
RUB1,853.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,265.95
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,805,872.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.38
|
$4.42
RUB429.77
|
|
pay 83.4% less for housing
|
Honolulu
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.12
|
$6.26
RUB608.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,186.00
|
$317.16
RUB30,825.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,706.67
|
$217.57
RUB21,145.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.42
|
$68.11
RUB6,620.08
|
|
pay 83.0% less for childcare
|
Honolulu
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,375.00
|
$212.06
RUB20,610.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,000.00
|
$5,562.55
RUB540,625.91
|
|
pay 71.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Honolulu
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$1.50
RUB145.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.12
|
$1.72
RUB166.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$2.19
RUB213.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.27
|
$29.01
RUB2,819.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$4.18
RUB406.25
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
|
Honolulu
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.88
|
$58.04
RUB5,640.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.33
|
$36.63
RUB3,560.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.50
|
$78.11
RUB7,591.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.67
|
$78.83
RUB7,661.51
|
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