Cost of living comparison
Honolulu is 20.3% more expensive than Sydney.
If you lived in Honolulu instead of Sydney, you would:
pay 24.9% more for restaurants
Sydney
|
Honolulu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.48
A$26.36
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.89
A$15.81
|
$14.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
A$3.99
|
$3.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
A$3.27
|
$2.37
|
|
pay 78.0% more for groceries
Sydney
|
Honolulu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
A$4.48
|
$6.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.66
A$9.05
|
$11.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
A$10.56
|
$7.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.35
A$6.95
|
$6.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.91
A$6.26
|
$6.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.35
|
$2.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
A$2.06
|
$1.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
A$2.20
|
$2.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
A$3.10
|
$3.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
A$1.76
|
$1.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
A$1.64
|
$2.04
|
|
pay 13.6% less for transportation
Sydney
|
Honolulu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.92
|
$4.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$143.27
A$229.19
|
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,276.08
A$46,834.24
|
$33,517.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.14
A$49.81
|
$24.38
|
|
pay 26.1% more for housing
Sydney
|
Honolulu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.22
A$83.54
|
$68.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,177.38
A$3,483.25
|
$2,233.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,459.01
A$2,334.04
|
$1,853.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.64
A$244.18
|
$218.81
|
|
pay 22.4% more for childcare
Sydney
|
Honolulu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,995.92
A$3,192.96
|
$1,375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,906.19
A$28,645.33
|
$31,500.00
|
|
pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports
Sydney
|
Honolulu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.59
A$10.54
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
A$5.55
|
$6.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$32.95
A$52.71
|
$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.52
A$95.22
|
$55.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.82
A$25.30
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 3.5% less for clothing
Sydney
|
Honolulu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.12
A$118.58
|
$57.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.36
A$85.36
|
$59.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
A$173.09
|
$111.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.17
A$208.24
|
$122.50
|
|
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