Cost of living comparison
Hawaii is 19.4% more expensive than New York.
- Restaurants
-
pay 32.0% more in Hawaii
- Groceries
-
pay 64.0% more in Hawaii
- Transportation
-
pay 10.3% more in Hawaii
- Housing
-
pay 22.9% more in Hawaii
- Childcare
-
pay 3.0% more in Hawaii
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.4% more in Hawaii
- Clothing
-
pay 1.8% less in Hawaii
The cost of groceries, restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Hawaii are more expensive than in New York.
If you lived in Hawaii instead of New York, you would:
pay 32.0% more for restaurants
|
New York
|
Hawaii
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.04
|
$28.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
|
$12.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
|
$2.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
|
$2.42
|
|
pay 64.0% more for groceries
|
New York
|
Hawaii
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.74
|
$6.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
|
$9.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
|
$7.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
|
$7.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
|
$6.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$3.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
|
$1.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$3.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$3.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$2.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$2.73
|
|
pay 10.3% more for transportation
|
New York
|
Hawaii
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.60
|
$4.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$97.65
|
$90.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,535.81
|
$34,845.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
|
$19.78
|
|
pay 22.9% more for housing
|
New York
|
Hawaii
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.86
|
$61.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,925.71
|
$2,230.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,646.33
|
$1,990.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.03
|
$218.64
|
|
pay 3.0% more for childcare
|
New York
|
Hawaii
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,553.18
|
$1,466.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,861.84
|
$26,600.00
|
|
pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
New York
|
Hawaii
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.09
|
$7.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.84
|
$7.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.68
|
$12.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.42
|
$52.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.22
|
$14.10
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
|
New York
|
Hawaii
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.08
|
$51.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.74
|
$32.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.58
|
$88.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.43
|
$117.00
|
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