Cost Of Living in Hickam Housing, HI

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	Hickam Housing	Hawaii	National
Cost of living	193	173	100
Goods & Services	127	130	100
Groceries	117	137	100
Health care	123	126	100
Housing	343	250	100
Transportation	135	143	100
Utilities	151	180	100

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The cost of living in Hickam Housing is 12% higher than the Hawaii average
The cost of living in Hickam Housing is 93% higher than the national average
Hickam Housing housing is 243% higher than the national average
Hawaii general sales tax is 22% lower than the national average
Hawaii state income tax is 46% 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$81,136	$6,761	$1,893	$2,434

The percentage of monthly income spent on housing related expenses can help predict the affordability of housing in Hickam Housing, HI, as well as what the overall cost of living might be. Generally, a good rule to follow is that the debt-to-income (DTI) level you want to maintain is 28 percent or less of your income on your rent or mortgage payments and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses and debts. In Hickam Housing, homeowners have a median income of $0. Using that number, a maximum of $0 per month should be allocated to housing expenses. For those who are renting instead of owning, the median income is $81,136, which means there is a maximum of $1,893 to be spent on the costs of renting a home or apartment.

Hawaii Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Hawaii	4%	4.712%

Hawaii Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Hawaii	1.4%	11%

Goods & Services

Item	Hickam Housing	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.47	$24.26	19.8%
Beauty Salon	$76.67	$45.56	68.3%
Toothpaste	$3.68	$3.70	0.6%
Shampoo	$1.73	$1.28	34.8%
Movie	$15.08	$12.13	24.3%
Bowling	$25.33	$18.00	40.7%

Groceries

Item	Hickam Housing	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.42	$5.84	7.2%
Fried Chicken	$2.85	$1.57	81.0%
Milk	$5.38	$4.67	15.1%
Potatoes	$5.94	$4.93	20.4%
Pizza	$14.99	$12.09	24.0%
Beer	$12.01	$10.41	15.4%

Health Care

Item	Hickam Housing	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$236.67	$125.68	88.3%
Doctor	$191.36	$135.78	40.9%
Dentist	$114.44	$113.29	1.0%
Ibuprofen	$11.35	$10.65	6.6%
Lipitor	$573.90	$468.60	22.5%

Housing

Item	Hickam Housing	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$8,008.77	$2,346.69	241.3%
Apartment Rent	$3,251.00	$949.00	242.6%

Transportation

Item	Hickam Housing	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.80	$3.46	38.8%
Tire Balancing	$75.37	$59.92	25.8%

Utilities

Item	Hickam Housing	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$359.53	$193.99	85.3%
Phone	$184.47	$192.25	4.0%

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.
Waianae, HI	13,192	145	45.1%
Kailua CDP (Hawaii County), HI	13,617	148	48.1%
Nanakuli, HI	11,379	150	49.9%
Waipio Acres, HI	5,556	157	57.2%
Waimalu, HI	13,714	159	58.8%
Hickam Housing, HI	9,463	193	93.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Coral Hills, MD	9,457	118	18.2%
Ecorse, MI	9,456	83	16.8%
Commerce, TX	9,473	95	5.3%
Evergreen, CO	9,475	145	44.6%
Penetanguishene, ON	9,475	n/a
Hickam Housing, HI	9,463	193	93.3%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Hickam Housing, HI