Cost of living comparison

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Hawaii is 48.6% more expensive than Ohio.

If you lived in Hawaii instead of Ohio, you would:

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pay 44.3% more for restaurants

 
Ohio
Hawaii
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.21
 
$28.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.53
 
$12.92
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.44
 
$2.98
 

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pay 95.7% more for groceries

 
Ohio
Hawaii
Bread
1 loaf
$2.76
 
$6.91
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.61
 
$9.61
 
Milk (1 gallon) $3.08
 
$7.22
 

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pay 30.4% more for transportation

 
Ohio
Hawaii
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.33
 
$4.84
 
Monthly public transit pass $61.42
 
$90.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,661.16
 
$34,845.32
 

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pay 72.2% more for housing

 
Ohio
Hawaii
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$59.00
 
$61.66
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,081.51
 
$2,230.04
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $827.48
 
$1,990.71
 

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pay 54.9% more for childcare

 
Ohio
Hawaii
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $947.56
 
$1,466.67
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $17,164.21
 
$26,600.00
 

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pay 40.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ohio
Hawaii
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.87
 
$7.10
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.53
 
$7.09
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.39
 
$12.25
 

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pay 2.6% more for clothing

 
Ohio
Hawaii
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$48.17
 
$51.74
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.16
 
$32.83
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$80.54
 
$88.29
 

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