Index | Hilo | Hawaii | National |
Cost of living | 149 | 176 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 134 | 130 | 100 |
Groceries | 157 | 155 | 100 |
Health care | 129 | 122 | 100 |
Housing | 144 | 250 | 100 |
Transportation | 151 | 142 | 100 |
Utilities | 209 | 187 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $70,625 | $5,885 | $1,648 | $2,119 |
Renters | $29,578 | $2,465 | $690 | $887 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Hawaii | 4.166% | 4.712% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Hawaii | 1.4% | 11% |
Item | Hilo | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $12.17 | $20.27 | 40.0% |
Beauty Salon | $31.47 | $40.39 | 22.1% |
Toothpaste | $4.08 | $2.36 | 73.1% |
Shampoo | $1.72 | $1.08 | 60.1% |
Movie | $10.04 | $10.99 | 8.6% |
Bowling | $13.87 | $15.49 | 10.5% |
Item | Hilo | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.25 | $4.30 | 1.0% |
Fried Chicken | $2.19 | $1.40 | 56.4% |
Milk | $3.21 | $2.20 | 45.5% |
Potatoes | $4.25 | $3.22 | 32.1% |
Pizza | $12.30 | $10.74 | 14.5% |
Beer | $7.78 | $9.60 | 18.9% |
Item | Hilo | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $136.85 | $109.73 | 24.7% |
Doctor | $133.68 | $118.34 | 13.0% |
Dentist | $112.79 | $100.94 | 11.7% |
Ibuprofen | $13.01 | $9.93 | 31.0% |
Lipitor | $398.63 | $469.53 | 15.1% |
Item | Hilo | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $298,500.00 | $184,700.00 | 61.6% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,014.49 | $1,229.62 | 63.8% |
Apartment Rent | $961.00 | $949.00 | 1.3% |
Item | Hilo | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.16 | $2.71 | 16.7% |
Tire Balancing | $72.96 | $51.86 | 40.7% |
Item | Hilo | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $431.66 | $170.84 | 152.7% |
Phone | $39.39 | $187.18 | 79.0% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Eden Roc, HI | 599 | 124 | 24% |
Fern Acres, HI | 1,392 | 132 | 32% |
Nanawale Estates, HI | 1,590 | 133 | 33% |
Ainaloa, HI | 3,102 | 133 | 33% |
Papaikou, HI | 1,198 | 135 | 35% |
Hilo, HI | 45,579 | 149 | 49% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Charlottesville, VA | 45,538 | 112 | 12% |
Lacey, WA | 45,644 | 115 | 15% |
Wylie, TX | 45,655 | 105 | 5% |
Lincoln, CA | 45,675 | 135 | 35% |
Maricopa, AZ | 45,473 | 98 | -2% |
Hilo, HI | 45,579 | 149 | 49% |