Makaha Valley, Hawaii Cost Of Living

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Overall 27%

Goods & Services 27%

Housing 3%

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	Makaha Valley	Hawaii	National
Cost of living	127	176	100
Goods & Services	127	130	100
Groceries	153	155	100
Health care	115	122	100
Housing	103	250	100
Transportation	133	142	100
Utilities	164	187	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Makaha Valley is 28% lower than the Hawaii average
The cost of living in Makaha Valley is 27% higher than the national average
Makaha Valley housing is 3% 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	$67,344	$5,612	$1,571	$2,021
Renters	$43,500	$3,625	$1,015	$1,305

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	Makaha Valley	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.87	$20.27	21.7%
Beauty Salon	$66.60	$40.39	64.9%
Toothpaste	$3.25	$2.36	37.9%
Shampoo	$1.83	$1.08	70.0%
Movie	$14.92	$10.99	35.8%
Bowling	$19.60	$15.49	26.5%

Groceries

Item	Makaha Valley	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.44	$4.30	26.5%
Fried Chicken	$2.24	$1.40	60.1%
Milk	$3.92	$2.20	78.1%
Potatoes	$9.23	$3.22	186.8%
Pizza	$14.99	$10.74	39.6%
Beer	$9.56	$9.60	0.4%

Health Care

Item	Makaha Valley	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$205.02	$109.73	86.8%
Doctor	$151.37	$118.34	27.9%
Dentist	$85.30	$100.94	15.5%
Ibuprofen	$12.87	$9.93	29.6%
Lipitor	$504.60	$469.53	7.5%

Housing

Item	Makaha Valley	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$168,400.00	$184,700.00	8.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$4,211.64	$1,229.62	242.5%
Apartment Rent	$1,228.00	$949.00	29.4%

Transportation

Item	Makaha Valley	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.67	$2.71	35.5%
Tire Balancing	$67.51	$51.86	30.2%

Utilities

Item	Makaha Valley	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$369.53	$170.84	116.3%
Phone	$181.65	$187.18	3.0%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Kalaeloa, HI	8	137	37.3%
Waianae, HI	13,426	144	43.5%
Nanakuli, HI	12,042	144	43.7%
Makaha, HI	8,934	148	47.7%
Waipio Acres, HI	5,169	149	49.4%
Makaha Valley, HI	1,631	127	26.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Dunsmuir, CA	1,631	96	3.9%
Jackson Center, OH	1,631	88	12.2%
Bodfish, CA	1,630	97	2.9%
Los Ranchos, CA	1,630	214	113.7%
Shelburne Falls, MA	1,632	109	8.8%
Makaha Valley, HI	1,631	127	26.9%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.