Cost of living comparison

 United Arab Emirates
compared to
 Honolulu (HI), United States
Honolulu vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Honolulu is 2.1 times more expensive than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.8 times more in Honolulu
Groceries
pay 3.4 times more in Honolulu
Transportation
pay 72.3% more in Honolulu
Housing
pay 52.3% more in Honolulu
Childcare
pay 3.3 times more in Honolulu
Entertainment and Sports
pay 16.9% more in Honolulu
Clothing
pay 6.9% more in Honolulu

The cost of groceries, childcare, restaurants, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Honolulu are more expensive than in United Arab Emirates. Notably, groceries, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Honolulu.

Honolulu vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Honolulu instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

 
United Arab Emirates
Honolulu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.01
AED29.43
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.22
AED30.18
$14.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.02
AED3.73
$3.01
 

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pay 3.4 times more for groceries

 
United Arab Emirates
Honolulu
Bread
1 loaf
$1.26
AED4.64
$6.64
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.08
AED18.66
$11.54
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.80
AED24.96
$7.62
 

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pay 72.3% more for transportation

 
United Arab Emirates
Honolulu
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.06
AED11.23
$4.80
 
Monthly public transit pass $48.60
AED178.48
$80.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $42,240.06
AED155,132.97
$33,517.98
 

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pay 52.3% more for housing

 
United Arab Emirates
Honolulu
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$95.75
AED351.66
$68.57
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,395.59
AED5,125.50
$2,233.53
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $985.52
AED3,619.49
$1,853.57
 

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

 
United Arab Emirates
Honolulu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $507.75
AED1,864.80
$1,375.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,162.28
AED29,977.20
$31,500.00
 

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pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
United Arab Emirates
Honolulu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $10.55
AED38.75
$8.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.03
AED18.46
$6.73
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.23
AED22.87
$12.00
 

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pay 6.9% more for clothing

 
United Arab Emirates
Honolulu
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$64.14
AED235.57
$57.86
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$64.91
AED238.40
$59.16
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.31
AED342.68
$111.43
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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