Honolulu County · Hawaii
Cost of living in Honolulu, HI
Price levels published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis for Urban Honolulu, HI, with the national average set to 100 — so 108 means things cost 8% more here than the US average.
Quick answer
Living in Honolulu, HI costs 11.0% above the national average — an all-items price level of 111.0. To match the buying power of a $100,000 national-average salary you would need about $110,961 here.
- All items
- 111.0US average = 100
- Housing
- 135.535.5% above the national average
- Goods
- 111.611.6% above the national average
- Other services
- 102.92.9% above the national average
Price level by component
Where the difference actually comes from.
| Component | Index | vs US | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goods | 111.6 | +11.6% | Groceries, fuel, clothing, durable purchases. |
| Housing | 135.5 | +35.5% | Rents and imputed rents — the biggest single swing factor. |
| Utilities | 187.3 | +87.3% | Electricity, gas, water and other household energy. |
| Other services | 102.9 | +2.9% | Healthcare, dining, repairs, personal services. |
What your salary is worth in Honolulu, HI
Enter a salary. We deflate it by the local price level (111.0 where 100 is the US average) and show what you would need to earn here to match the same pay somewhere average.
- Real value here
- $80,113
- Needed to match US average
- $98,638
- Monthly difference
- $812
What a local paycheck is really worth
Nominal pay is only half the story.
The median household in Honolulu earns $88,894. Deflated by the local price level, that is $80,113 in national-average dollars — the BEA calls this real income, and it is simply income × 100 ÷ 111.0.
More on Honolulu
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2024 BEA Regional Price Parities, published for Urban Honolulu, HI. Parities are metro-wide, so a single neighbourhood can sit well above or below these figures.