Kaaawa, HI Cost Of Living

Kaaawa 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	Kaaawa	Hawaii	National
Cost of living index	192	176	100
Index	Kaaawa	Hawaii	National
Goods & Services index	129	129	100
Groceries index	162	157	100
Health care index	116	117	100
Housing index	305	250	100
Transportation index	135	141	100
Utilities index	189	196	100

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The cost of living in Kaaawa is 9% higher than the Hawaii average.
The cost of living in Kaaawa is 92% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Kaaawa is 205% 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	$73,333	$6,111	$1,711	$2,200
Renters	$62,500	$5,208	$1,458	$1,875

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	Kaaawa	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.60	$16.09	3.2%
Beauty Salon	$62.58	$37.33	67.6%
Toothpaste	$3.18	$2.45	29.8%
Shampoo	$1.70	$1.00	69.6%
Movie	$12.01	$10.28	16.8%
Bowling	$3.69	$4.93	25.2%

Groceries

Item	Kaaawa	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.70	$3.80	23.6%
Fried Chicken	$2.30	$1.40	64.9%
Milk	$3.64	$2.01	81.5%
Potatoes	$7.18	$3.01	138.4%
Pizza	$18.49	$9.89	87.0%
Beer	$8.62	$8.90	3.1%

Health Care

Item	Kaaawa	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$148.37	$102.16	45.2%
Doctor	$127.14	$108.36	17.3%
Dentist	$94.84	$92.53	2.5%
Ibuprofen	$14.28	$9.28	53.9%
Lipitor	$477.64	$425.82	12.2%

Housing

Item	Kaaawa	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$658,700.00	$184,700.00	256.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,688.71	$1,202.44	206.8%
Apartment Rent	$1,750.00	$949.00	84.4%

Transportation

Item	Kaaawa	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.98	$2.24	32.6%
Tire Balancing	$64.84	$46.29	40.1%

Utilities

Item	Kaaawa	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$432.62	$165.96	160.7%
Phone	$30.30	$28.68	5.6%

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.
Waipio Acres, HI	5,169	154	54%
Kailua CDP (Hawaii County), HI	13,617	158	58%
Waimalu, HI	13,478	159	59%
Waimanalo Beach, HI	4,227	161	61%
Kawela Bay, HI	274	164	64%
Kaaawa, HI	1,124	192	92%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Geronimo, TX	1,124	80	-20%
Waldoboro, ME	1,124	95	-5%
Westlake, TX	1,124	333	233%
Royalton, IL	1,124	80	-20%
Stafford, KS	1,124	77	-23%
Kaaawa, HI	1,124	192	92%

Source: The Kaaawa, HI cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Kaaawa, HI Cost of Living