Kaumakani, Hawaii Cost Of Living

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Overall 19%

Goods & Services 26%

Housing 33%

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	Kaumakani	Hawaii	National
Cost of living	119	176	100
Goods & Services	126	127	100
Groceries	161	156	100
Health care	120	120	100
Housing	67	250	100
Transportation	136	141	100
Utilities	185	194	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Kaumakani is 32% lower than the Hawaii average
The cost of living in Kaumakani is 19% higher than the national average
Kaumakani housing is 33% lower 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$58,571	$4,881	$1,367	$1,757

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	Kaumakani	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.80	$17.49	1.8%
Beauty Salon	$72.00	$38.17	88.6%
Toothpaste	$3.62	$2.32	56.0%
Shampoo	$1.76	$1.01	73.9%
Movie	$12.24	$10.72	14.1%
Bowling	$18.20	$13.86	31.3%

Groceries

Item	Kaumakani	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.11	$3.90	31.0%
Fried Chicken	$2.14	$1.40	53.3%
Milk	$3.92	$1.96	99.8%
Potatoes	$10.17	$3.18	219.5%
Pizza	$13.99	$10.39	34.6%
Beer	$9.59	$9.23	3.9%

Health Care

Item	Kaumakani	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$176.10	$106.34	65.6%
Doctor	$149.60	$115.25	29.8%
Dentist	$102.00	$98.38	3.7%
Ibuprofen	$13.41	$9.26	44.8%
Lipitor	$531.25	$466.47	13.9%

Housing

Item	Kaumakani	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$4,947.54	$1,273.32	288.6%
Apartment Rent	$635.00	$949.00	33.1%

Transportation

Item	Kaumakani	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.60	$2.59	38.9%
Tire Balancing	$65.80	$48.90	34.6%

Utilities

Item	Kaumakani	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$430.16	$167.60	156.7%
Phone	$173.45	$163.42	6.1%

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.
Pakala Village, HI	356	113	13%
Kekaha, HI	3,095	153	53%
Hanapepe, HI	2,687	155	55%
Eleele, HI	2,739	156	56%
Koloa, HI	2,800	172	72%
Kaumakani, HI	908	119	19%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
China, TX	908	89	-11%
McRoberts, KY	908	82	-18%
Pleasureville, KY	908	88	-12%
Lake City, MI	908	84	-16%
Madison, KS	907	75	-25%
Kaumakani, HI	908	119	19%

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

Kaumakani, HI Cost of Living