Waikele cost of living index

Displayed above is a general overview of the Waikele, HI cost of living index. The overall cost of living index in Waikele, HI is 169, which is 4% lower than the Hawaii average and 69% higher than the national average. The cost of living index is created from the following categories: goods/services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). As you can see, goods/services and housing make up the majority of the overall cost of living index. Everyday goods and services can be a good indicator of the general cost of goods in a given city. In this case, the goods and services in Waikele, HI are equal to the Hawaii average and 29% higher than the national average.

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Use the salary calculator to compare your current salary in Waikele, HI to any other city. The salary calculator will tell you how much you would need to earn in any given city to maintain the same standard of living based on the cost of living in each city. For example, if the cost of living in the city you are looking to relocate to is higher than the cost of living in Waikele, HI, then you would need to earn more income in order to maintain the same standard of living. To use the Waikele, HI salary calculator, simply enter in the name of the new city, then adjust the slider to your current income. The salary calculator will do the rest and let you know if you need to earn more or less in the new city. You will also see a complete breakdown of the cost of living.

Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in Waikele, HI as well as the overall cost of living. As a general rule of thumb, the debt-to-income ratio (DTI) for homeowners or renters should be not more than 28 percent of gross income to be spent on housing related costs and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses, including debts. The median income for Waikele, HI homeowners, is $101,151. This would allow for a maximum of $2,360 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $69,712 which would result in a maximum of $1,627 to be spent on rental costs.

Hawaii Sales Tax

Hawaii Income Tax

For those who live in Waikele, HI and want to know what the true cost of living is, they ought to look at both the Hawaii income tax rate and the Hawaii sales tax rate. By sales tax, we mean the taxes that are included whenever a person is purchasing any goods or services. The amount that is taxed depends upon the particular state, where some states have a sales tax of zero percent while others can have a tax higher than seven percent. In Hawaii, the sales tax is 4.166%, while the most you'll pay in surtax is 4.712%. There is also income tax to consider, which is based upon the amount of money made in a year. Just like sales tax, income tax depends upon the particular state but also depends upon what tax bracket the person is in. Income tax for the state can be higher than nine percent in some states to zero percent in others. For those that live in Hawaii, the income tax rate ranges between 1.4% to 8.25%.

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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.

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