What I Spend in a Month as a 27-Year-Old PhD Student in Hawaii 🌴✨

How Much I Spend in a Month Hawaii as a 27 year old PhD Student. Aloha! 🌺 In this Hawaii vlogger video, I break down how much I spend in a month living in Hawaii as a 27-year-old PhD student. Living in Oahu, Hawaii, the cost of living is no joke, and in this February budget breakdown, I’ll show you exactly how much money I spend in a month—from groceries 🥑 to our mortgage 🏡 and everything in between. Two years ago, we spent way less on rent, but now that we’ve bought a condo, our biggest expense has changed! Is living in Hawaii in 2025 financially sustainable? 🤔 Let’s find out! Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 01:16 How Much We Spent Per Month (Total) 01:45 Mortgage & Housing Costs 03:31 Groceries Costs 05:15 Car Costs 07:28 Eating Out / Restaurants 09:38 Shopping 10:36 Subscriptions 11:31 Health and Misc. Costs 12:19 Hawaii High Cost of Living 15:27 2 Year Comparison and Reflection Whether you're wondering what I spend living in Oahu, Hawaii, researching the Hawaii high cost of living, or just curious about how much I spent this month, this video has all the details! ✨ If you found this helpful, don’t forget to LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for more PhD life in Hawaii content! Who are we?? We are Alexus and Michi: PhD students and an international (Mexican American German) LGBT couple at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, located in Honolulu, Hawaii (Oahu). Alexus is a fifth year PhD student studying Biological Oceanography (Marine Ecology, Deep-sea Biology) and Michi is a fifth year PhD student studying Second Language Studies (Applied Linguistics, Language Teaching). 🔴 Subscribe for more vlogs about our life as PhD students in Hawai'i: https://www.youtube.com/@alexusandmichi/?sub_confirmation=1 📸 Connect with us on Instagram and TikTok: https://www.instagram.com/alexuscazares/ https://www.instagram.com/michaelanu/ https://www.tiktok.com/@alexuscazares 🧋You can now buy us a Boba, eeeek: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/alexusandmichi 🌊 Check out our Etsy store (studyWave): https://www.etsy.com/shop/studyWave #howmuchispend #monthlyspending #hawaii