Most Expensive Cities in Hawaii

Most expensive cities in Hawaii (population > 5,000) ranked by cost of living index.

Data current as of September 2026. Sources: US Census Bureau, Zillow, HUD, BEA.

#	City	Cost Index	Income	Rent	Population
1	East Honolulu	234	$158,398	$3,249/mo	50,961
2	Kailua CDP (Honolulu County)	234	$146,615	$3,068/mo	39,762
3	Wailea	225	$89,375	$2,485/mo	6,571
4	Aiea	213	$135,286	$2,884/mo	9,155
5	Ocean Pointe	212	$143,394	$3,347/mo	16,276
6	Heeia	209	$160,294	$2,398/mo	5,099
7	Kahaluu	206	$128,661	$2,368/mo	5,282
8	Kula	196	$91,476	$2,208/mo	6,557
9	Royal Kunia	192	$133,579	$2,806/mo	13,687
10	Haiku-Pauwela	192	$99,520	$2,341/mo	9,290
11	Kaneohe	192	$124,632	$2,356/mo	35,945
12	Ahuimanu	191	$129,028	$2,621/mo	8,520
13	West Loch Estate	189	$124,009	$2,685/mo	6,441
14	Laie	188	$119,219	$2,375/mo	5,568
15	Mililani Mauka	185	$139,564	$2,389/mo	21,967
16	Pearl City	181	$114,682	$2,338/mo	45,079
17	Mililani Town	181	$124,123	$2,303/mo	27,495
18	Waikele	179	$111,971	$2,739/mo	7,950
19	Ewa Gentry	178	$131,755	$2,517/mo	26,738
20	Wailua Homesteads	174	$94,900	$2,052/mo	7,136
21	Kapolei	174	$129,260	$2,507/mo	23,033
22	Kaneohe Base	174	$70,000	$3,399/mo	10,973
23	Ewa Beach	174	$124,958	$2,554/mo	15,388
24	Makakilo	174	$120,489	$2,202/mo	20,372
25	Halawa	171	$102,987	$1,619/mo	13,809
26	Kihei	170	$87,568	$2,021/mo	22,564
27	Hickam Housing	170	$111,667	$3,501/mo	9,195
28	Pukalani	169	$120,707	$1,816/mo	8,490
29	Lihue	168	$77,420	$1,989/mo	7,847
30	Iroquois Point	168	$107,449	$3,423/mo	5,506
31	Kahaluu-Keauhou	167	$93,594	$2,005/mo	6,670
32	Lahaina	167	$85,988	$1,988/mo	11,423
33	Kapaa	166	$89,440	$1,997/mo	10,886
34	Waihee-Waiehu	166	$128,266	$2,224/mo	11,369
35	Waipio	165	$106,164	$2,248/mo	11,196
36	Napili-Honokowai	165	$102,337	$2,116/mo	6,897
37	Maili	165	$104,375	$2,442/mo	12,236
38	Waikoloa Village	162	$92,713	$2,259/mo	7,028
39	Urban Honolulu	161	$85,428	$1,783/mo	346,323
40	Schofield Barracks	161	$74,695	$3,192/mo	16,755
41	East Kapolei	159	$116,339	$1,947/mo	6,200
42	Makawao	156	$96,116	$1,699/mo	7,263
43	Waipahu	156	$98,633	$1,585/mo	39,871
44	Wailuku	155	$93,958	$1,747/mo	15,754
45	Waimea CDP (Hawaii County)	154	$89,268	$2,039/mo	10,242
46	Waimanalo	152	$114,896	$1,786/mo	5,634
47	Kahului	151	$92,062	$1,473/mo	27,068
48	Waipio Acres	148	$95,781	$1,958/mo	5,146
49	Waimalu	145	$89,016	$1,892/mo	14,176
50	Kailua CDP (Hawaii County)	145	$86,743	$1,747/mo	21,851

See also: Cheapest Cities in Hawaii · Hawaii Overview