Cost of Living in Hilo or Kona on the Big Island
Can someone please give me an estimation on the cost of living for a year in hilo or kona area? I’m planning on moving to Hawaii. I’ll live in Hawaii for about 4 years.
Jan 2009
That completely depends on your lifestyle. Renting in Hilo – you can find student rentals of a room or a studio normally as low as $400 to $600. Family housing rentals will rent at least $1000. We rented a nicer, larger home and paid $1750 a month. Kona will be a bit more normally, maybe family housing rentals of at least $1200.
Food on the Big Island is expnsive for the most part. You can find a gallon of milk for as low as $5.87 at KTA but normally they will run $6 to $8 or $9. Bread is up to $5 a loaf for a decent bread, but there is the thrift store. Gas was up to $4.40 a gallon in the summer but now is down to $2.40 a gallon. Internet access cost me $40 for DSL. The farmer’s market has a lot of good fruits and veggies for great prices.
Can you tell me how much a phone line costs a month and how much a mail box is a year.
For my phone, unlimited long distance in the U.S., plus my DSL, I pay $86.40 a month. A small mailbox is $25 or so every 6 months.
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Note – this is what I wrote in 2001 I can tell you what average housing will cost you in Hilo – $600 a month – and Kona – $850 a month – (2 bedrooms and a small yard) and I can tell you food is expensive – Gallon of milk goes for $4.50 to $5.00 and wheat bread $3.00. and standard dialup internet access will cost you $20 a month. note – ahhh dialup, lol.
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4 Responses to “Cost of Living in Hilo or Kona on the Big Island”
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Rick
2 April 2009 @ 2:06 am
Haole, I know that it is udes as a degrodatde word.Its funny, because I am native american, and yet I fell in love with one of these “Haole”, we married, and more of them. Now we are thinking about movie to the Big Island with our youngest. So the question is, is this still a problen there, or has it really chill its bs? Thank you, tryed to ask you. in other areas but got no answer. Thank you Rick
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lisa
4 April 2009 @ 2:16 am
It’s still an issue, but not any more of an issue than it ever was. My husband and I are as ‘haole’ as they come and we have no problems. My creamy-white skinned boy is good friends with the localest of local boys
. Don’t worry about it. Lisa
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FJ
30 July 2010 @ 9:52 pm
I am thinking of taking a job in Hilo, and after reading this blog I was wonder if there is a problem with bi racial children there..I have 3 children that are white/african american and I was wonder if they will have a problem there?
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lisa
31 July 2010 @ 4:08 pm
Hi. You might want to read this post
http://www.andhawaii.com/is-there-racism-against-whites-caucasians-in-hawaii/
there is racism in Hawaii against whites and blacks, but hapa (bi-racial local races) is well accepted.
You may not have any issues at all, or you may have some.
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