Pahala, HI Cost Of Living

Pahala 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	Pahala	Hawaii	National
Cost of living index	132	176	100
Index	Pahala	Hawaii	National
Goods & Services index	129	129	100
Groceries index	152	157	100
Health care index	119	117	100
Housing index	102	250	100
Transportation index	146	141	100
Utilities index	203	196	100

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The cost of living in Pahala is 25% lower than the Hawaii average.
The cost of living in Pahala is 32% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Pahala is 2% 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	$52,250	$4,354	$1,219	$1,568
Renters	$26,042	$2,170	$608	$781

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	Pahala	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$12.17	$16.09	24.3%
Beauty Salon	$31.47	$37.33	15.7%
Toothpaste	$4.08	$2.45	66.9%
Shampoo	$1.72	$1.00	72.2%
Movie	$10.04	$10.28	2.3%
Bowling	$13.87	$4.93	181.2%

Groceries

Item	Pahala	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.25	$3.80	11.8%
Fried Chicken	$2.19	$1.40	56.7%
Milk	$3.21	$2.01	59.7%
Potatoes	$4.25	$3.01	41.2%
Pizza	$12.30	$9.89	24.4%
Beer	$7.78	$8.90	12.6%

Health Care

Item	Pahala	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$136.85	$102.16	34.0%
Doctor	$133.68	$108.36	23.4%
Dentist	$112.79	$92.53	21.9%
Ibuprofen	$13.01	$9.28	40.2%
Lipitor	$398.63	$425.82	6.4%

Housing

Item	Pahala	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$210,800.00	$184,700.00	14.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,014.49	$1,202.44	67.5%
Apartment Rent	$693.00	$949.00	27.0%

Transportation

Item	Pahala	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.16	$2.24	40.9%
Tire Balancing	$72.96	$46.29	57.6%

Utilities

Item	Pahala	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$431.66	$165.96	160.1%
Phone	$39.39	$28.68	37.3%

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.
Naalehu, HI	1,062	129	29%
Waiohinu, HI	168	135	35%
Discovery Harbour, HI	1,128	135	35%
Pahala, HI	1,341	132	32%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Winnebago, MN	1,341	85	-15%
Hawley, PA	1,341	92	-8%
Mexico Beach, FL	1,341	102	2%
Boswell's Corner, VA	1,340	112	12%
Shawneetown, IL	1,340	76	-24%
Pahala, HI	1,341	132	32%

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

Pahala, HI Cost of Living