Cost of living comparison
Washington is 15.8% cheaper than Hawaii.
If you lived in Washington instead of Hawaii, you would:
pay 17.3% less for restaurants
Hawaii
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.54
|
$19.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
|
$10.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
|
$2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.87
|
$1.75
|
|
pay 41.6% less for groceries
Hawaii
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.17
|
$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
|
$6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
|
$3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.23
|
$3.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.10
|
$5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
|
$2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.78
|
$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.17
|
$1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.72
|
$1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.42
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
Hawaii
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
|
$4.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.58
|
$61.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,700.00
|
$24,741.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.78
|
$17.12
|
|
pay 20.9% less for housing
Hawaii
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.41
|
$67.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,131.90
|
$1,617.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,936.27
|
$1,418.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$181.16
|
$130.00
|
|
pay 6.3% more for childcare
Hawaii
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,427.78
|
$1,309.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,946.67
|
$19,297.89
|
|
pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports
Hawaii
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.17
|
$5.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.22
|
$4.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.92
|
$9.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.35
|
$48.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.83
|
$13.04
|
|
pay 16.3% less for clothing
Hawaii
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.35
|
$46.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.56
|
$39.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.13
|
$80.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.26
|
$118.25
|
|
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