Hawi, Hawaii Cost Of Living

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Overall 52%

Goods & Services 29%

Housing 66%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Hawi	Hawaii	National
Cost of living	152	176	100
Goods & Services	129	127	100
Groceries	152	156	100
Health care	119	120	100
Housing	166	250	100
Transportation	146	141	100
Utilities	203	194	100

Key findings

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
Hawi housing is 66% higher than the national average
Hawaii general sales tax is 18% lower than the national average
Hawaii state income tax is 43% 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%	11%

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.
Monroeville, OH	1,315	82	-18%
Tariffville, CT	1,315	113	13%
Durand, IL	1,315	87	-13%
Westover, AL	1,315	90	-10%
Cottonwood, AL	1,316	81	-19%
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.