Waikoloa Village, Hawaii Cost Of Living

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Overall 58%

Goods & Services 29%

Housing 87%

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	Waikoloa Village	Hawaii	National
Cost of living	158	176	100
Goods & Services	129	127	100
Groceries	152	156	100
Health care	119	120	100
Housing	187	250	100
Transportation	146	141	100
Utilities	203	194	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Waikoloa Village is 10% lower than the Hawaii average
The cost of living in Waikoloa Village is 58% higher than the national average
Waikoloa Village housing is 87% 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	$77,458	$6,455	$1,807	$2,324
Renters	$69,883	$5,824	$1,630	$2,097

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Waikoloa Village is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Waikoloa Village has a median income of about $77,458 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $1,807 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $69,883. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $1,630 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Waikoloa Village	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$12.17	$17.49	30.4%
Beauty Salon	$31.47	$38.17	17.5%
Toothpaste	$4.08	$2.32	76.0%
Shampoo	$1.72	$1.01	70.3%
Movie	$10.04	$10.72	6.4%
Bowling	$13.87	$13.86	0.1%

Groceries

Item	Waikoloa Village	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.25	$3.90	9.0%
Fried Chicken	$2.19	$1.40	56.8%
Milk	$3.21	$1.96	63.4%
Potatoes	$4.25	$3.18	33.6%
Pizza	$12.30	$10.39	18.3%
Beer	$7.78	$9.23	15.7%

Health Care

Item	Waikoloa Village	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$136.85	$106.34	28.7%
Doctor	$133.68	$115.25	16.0%
Dentist	$112.79	$98.38	14.6%
Ibuprofen	$13.01	$9.26	40.5%
Lipitor	$398.63	$466.47	14.5%

Housing

Item	Waikoloa Village	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$374,600.00	$184,700.00	102.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,014.49	$1,273.32	58.2%
Apartment Rent	$1,416.00	$949.00	49.2%

Transportation

Item	Waikoloa Village	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.16	$2.59	22.0%
Tire Balancing	$72.96	$48.90	49.2%

Utilities

Item	Waikoloa Village	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$431.66	$167.60	157.5%
Phone	$39.39	$163.42	75.9%

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.
Kukuihaele, HI	318	141	41%
Waimea CDP (Kauai County), HI	1,804	157	57%
Waimea, HI	10,770	160	60%
Kalaoa, HI	11,198	169	69%
Puako, HI	795	219	119%
Waikoloa Village, HI	6,292	158	58%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Columbia, MS	6,292	79	-21%
Collinsville, OK	6,293	89	-11%
Garden Home-Whitford, OR	6,291	134	34%
Clover Creek, WA	6,293	113	13%
Waimanalo, HI	6,296	178	78%
Waikoloa Village, HI	6,292	158	58%

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

Waikoloa Village, HI Cost of Living