Paauilo, Hawaii Cost Of Living

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Overall 37%

Goods & Services 34%

Housing 5%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	Paauilo	Hawaii	National
Cost of living	137	176	100
Goods & Services	134	130	100
Groceries	157	155	100
Health care	129	122	100
Housing	105	250	100
Transportation	151	142	100
Utilities	209	187	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Paauilo is 22% lower than the Hawaii average
The cost of living in Paauilo is 37% higher than the national average
Paauilo housing is 5% 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	$61,786	$5,149	$1,442	$1,854
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Paauilo	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%

Groceries

Item	Paauilo	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%

Health Care

Item	Paauilo	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%

Housing

Item	Paauilo	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$206,500.00	$184,700.00	11.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,014.49	$1,229.62	63.8%
Apartment Rent	$838.00	$949.00	11.7%

Transportation

Item	Paauilo	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.16	$2.71	16.7%
Tire Balancing	$72.96	$51.86	40.7%

Utilities

Item	Paauilo	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$431.66	$170.84	152.7%
Phone	$39.39	$187.18	79.0%

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.
Kukuihaele, HI	318	145	45.0%
Honokaa, HI	2,238	151	50.6%
Laupahoehoe, HI	563	153	53.5%
Paauilo, HI	676	137	37.1%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Forest Ranch, CA	676	132	32.0%
Adrian, GA	676	75	24.9%
Ingleside on the Bay, TX	676	102	1.7%
Davis, WV	676	84	16.1%
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, QC	676	n/a
Paauilo, HI	676	137	37.1%

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