Cost of living comparison
Honolulu is 4.5 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Honolulu instead of Russia, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Honolulu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB668.66
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB410.44
|
$13.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB82.20
|
$2.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB39.69
|
$2.50
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Honolulu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB47.51
|
$6.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB383.51
|
$9.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB312.84
|
$7.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB118.47
|
$6.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB168.12
|
$6.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB54.86
|
$2.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB54.55
|
$1.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB72.91
|
$2.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB88.03
|
$3.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.47
|
$2.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.33
|
$2.09
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Honolulu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB215.65
|
$4.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,859.86
|
$80.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,816,242.33
|
$35,265.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB431.36
|
$24.38
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for housing
|
Russia
|
Honolulu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB610.91
|
$69.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB30,939.01
|
$2,186.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB21,223.58
|
$1,706.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,644.54
|
$227.42
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
|
Russia
|
Honolulu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB20,686.26
|
$1,375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB542,623.97
|
$30,000.00
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Honolulu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB146.14
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB167.52
|
$6.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB213.93
|
$12.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,829.50
|
$59.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB407.75
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 27.0% more for clothing
|
Russia
|
Honolulu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,661.83
|
$51.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,573.55
|
$53.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,619.35
|
$102.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,689.83
|
$111.67
|
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