Cost of living comparison
compared to
Honolulu vs. Houston Cost of Living Summary
Honolulu is 38.2% more expensive than Houston.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.2% more in Honolulu
- Groceries
-
pay 2.2 times more in Honolulu
- Transportation
-
pay 35.0% more in Honolulu
- Housing
-
pay 27.4% more in Honolulu
- Childcare
-
pay 4.1% more in Honolulu
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 30.4% more in Honolulu
- Clothing
-
pay 16.4% more in Honolulu
The cost of groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Honolulu are more expensive than in Houston. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Honolulu.
Honolulu vs. Houston Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Honolulu instead of Houston, you would:
pay 30.2% more for restaurants
|
Houston
|
Honolulu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$23.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$15.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
|
$3.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
|
$2.72
|
|
Houston vs. Honolulu - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Houston
|
Honolulu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
|
$6.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
|
$15.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
|
$7.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.35
|
$7.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.20
|
$9.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.88
|
$3.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$1.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
|
$2.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$3.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$2.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$2.31
|
|
Houston vs. Honolulu - Cost of groceries
pay 35.0% more for transportation
|
Houston
|
Honolulu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
|
$4.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$80.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,278.39
|
$35,265.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
|
$24.38
|
|
Houston vs. Honolulu - Cost of transportation
pay 27.4% more for housing
|
Houston
|
Honolulu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.76
|
$67.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,660.33
|
$2,197.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,287.77
|
$1,857.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.65
|
$200.52
|
|
Houston vs. Honolulu - Cost of housing
pay 4.1% more for childcare
|
Houston
|
Honolulu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,258.33
|
$1,633.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,120.00
|
$20,440.00
|
|
Houston vs. Honolulu - Cost of childcare
pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Houston
|
Honolulu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.41
|
$6.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.95
|
$13.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.29
|
$55.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$18.00
|
|
Houston vs. Honolulu - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 16.4% more for clothing
|
Houston
|
Honolulu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.57
|
$57.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.00
|
$55.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.95
|
$105.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.43
|
$124.17
|
|
Houston vs. Honolulu - Cost of clothing
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