Hawaii towers as the most expensive state in the U.S. in just about every category you can name. As such, it can be a tough place to financially get by, particularly if you’re living on a lean budget . Frankly, you need a plush income stream to comfortably live in this exorbitantly pricey state.
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But how much do you need? Particularly if you’re single and don’t have a family to help provide for?
In a new study, GOBankingRates analyzed cities in Hawaii to find the salary needed to live comfortably as a single person. Here are the salaries needed in all of the cities with populations over 10,000. Lahaina, being rebuilt after a fire destroyed most of the town in 2023, was excluded.
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Hilo
- Population: 47,627
- Household median income: $75,589
- Total cost of living annually: $60,206
- Salary needed to live comfortably: $120,411