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Cost & Benefits

Hilo vs Wailea

Simple answer

You'd likely save $1,127 a month in Hilo.

Typical rent is $2,554 in Wailea and $1,427 in Hilo. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Hilo

Hawaii

Typical rent
$1,427
Typical pay
$81,779 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,081
Price index
110.0 (state)

Wailea

Hawaii

Typical rent
$2,554
Typical pay
$90,000 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,656
Price index
109.4 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Hilo and Wailea are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.