Cost Of Living in Honokaa, 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	Honokaa	Hawaii	National
Cost of living	157	173	100
Goods & Services	134	130	100
Groceries	157	137	100
Health care	129	126	100
Housing	170	250	100
Transportation	151	143	100
Utilities	209	180	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Honokaa is 10% lower than the Hawaii average
The cost of living in Honokaa is 57% higher than the national average
Honokaa housing is 70% 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	$73,636	$6,136	$1,718	$2,209
Renters	$52,250	$4,354	$1,219	$1,568

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	Honokaa	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$12.17	$24.26	49.8%
Beauty Salon	$31.47	$45.56	30.9%
Toothpaste	$4.08	$3.70	10.3%
Shampoo	$1.72	$1.28	34.5%
Movie	$10.04	$12.13	17.2%
Bowling	$13.87	$18.00	22.9%

Groceries

Item	Honokaa	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.25	$5.84	27.2%
Fried Chicken	$2.19	$1.57	39.1%
Milk	$3.21	$4.67	31.4%
Potatoes	$4.25	$4.93	13.8%
Pizza	$12.30	$12.09	1.7%
Beer	$7.78	$10.41	25.3%

Health Care

Item	Honokaa	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$136.85	$125.68	8.9%
Doctor	$133.68	$135.78	1.5%
Dentist	$112.79	$113.29	0.4%
Ibuprofen	$13.01	$10.65	22.2%
Lipitor	$398.63	$468.60	14.9%

Housing

Item	Honokaa	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$359,400.00	$184,700.00	94.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,014.49	$2,346.69	14.2%
Apartment Rent	$1,063.00	$949.00	12.0%

Transportation

Item	Honokaa	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.16	$3.46	8.6%
Tire Balancing	$72.96	$59.92	21.8%

Utilities

Item	Honokaa	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$431.66	$193.99	122.5%
Phone	$39.39	$192.25	79.5%

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.
Paauilo, HI	487	148	47.8%
Laupahoehoe, HI	1,242	160	59.6%
Waimea CDP (Kauai County), HI	1,804	161	60.5%
Waimea, HI	10,969	175	74.9%
Kukuihaele, HI	322	187	86.9%
Honokaa, HI	2,339	157	56.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lamoni, IA	2,339	82	18.5%
Gambier, OH	2,339	103	2.8%
Calico Rock, AR	2,338	76	24.1%
Berlin, PA	2,338	85	15.3%
Landisville, PA	2,338	105	5.2%
Honokaa, HI	2,339	157	56.6%

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 Honokaa, HI