Cost Of Living in Puako, 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	Puako	Hawaii	National
Cost of living	231	173	100
Goods & Services	134	130	100
Groceries	157	137	100
Health care	129	126	100
Housing	419	250	100
Transportation	151	143	100
Utilities	209	180	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Puako is 34% higher than the Hawaii average
The cost of living in Puako is 131% higher than the national average
Puako housing is 319% 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	$129,375	$10,781	$3,019	$3,882
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Puako	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	Puako	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	Puako	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	Puako	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$987,500.00	$184,700.00	434.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,014.49	$2,346.69	14.2%
Apartment Rent	$1,425.00	$949.00	50.2%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Puako	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.
Waimea CDP (Kauai County), HI	1,804	161	60.5%
Waikoloa Village, HI	7,366	174	74.3%
Waimea, HI	10,969	175	74.9%
Puako, HI	250	231	131.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Mineral, CA	250	97	3.4%
Potrero, CA	250	114	14.0%
Jamestown, CO	250	124	23.9%
Dedham, IA	250	86	13.8%
Halbur, IA	250	90	10.1%
Puako, HI	250	231	131.5%

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 Puako, HI