Hawi, HI Cost Of Living

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Hawi cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Hawi	Hawaii	National
Cost of living index	152	176	100
Index	Hawi	Hawaii	National
Goods & Services index	129	127	100
Groceries index	152	156	100
Health care index	119	120	100
Housing index	166	250	100
Transportation index	146	141	100
Utilities index	203	194	100

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The cost of living in Hawi is 14% lower than the Hawaii average.
The cost of living in Hawi is 52% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Hawi is 66% higher than the national average.
Hawaii general sales tax is 18% lower than the national average.
Hawaii state income tax is 37% lower than the national average.

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$66,833	$5,569	$1,559	$2,005
Renters	$43,750	$3,646	$1,021	$1,313

Hawaii Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Hawaii	4.166%	4.712%

Hawaii Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Hawaii	1.4%	8.25%

Goods & Services

Item	Hawi	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$12.17	$17.49	30.4%
Beauty Salon	$31.47	$38.17	17.5%
Toothpaste	$4.08	$2.32	76.0%
Shampoo	$1.72	$1.01	70.3%
Movie	$10.04	$10.72	6.4%
Bowling	$13.87	$13.86	0.1%

Groceries

Item	Hawi	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.25	$3.90	9.0%
Fried Chicken	$2.19	$1.40	56.8%
Milk	$3.21	$1.96	63.4%
Potatoes	$4.25	$3.18	33.6%
Pizza	$12.30	$10.39	18.3%
Beer	$7.78	$9.23	15.7%

Health Care

Item	Hawi	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$136.85	$106.34	28.7%
Doctor	$133.68	$115.25	16.0%
Dentist	$112.79	$98.38	14.6%
Ibuprofen	$13.01	$9.26	40.5%
Lipitor	$398.63	$466.47	14.5%

Housing

Item	Hawi	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$339,600.00	$184,700.00	83.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,014.49	$1,273.32	58.2%
Apartment Rent	$1,179.00	$949.00	24.2%

Transportation

Item	Hawi	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.16	$2.59	22.0%
Tire Balancing	$72.96	$48.90	49.2%

Utilities

Item	Hawi	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$431.66	$167.60	157.5%
Phone	$39.39	$163.42	75.9%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Kapaau, HI	1,935	149	49%
Halaula, HI	632	153	53%
Waimea CDP (Kauai County), HI	1,804	157	57%
Waimea, HI	10,770	160	60%
Hawi, HI	1,315	152	52%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Westover, AL	1,315	90	-10%
Monroeville, OH	1,315	82	-18%
Durand, IL	1,315	87	-13%
Tariffville, CT	1,315	113	13%
Windsor, PA	1,316	91	-9%
Hawi, HI	1,315	152	52%

Source: The Hawi, HI cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.

Hawi, HI Cost of Living