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Cost of living in Kahului, Hawaii

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,488 a month.

Kahului is a Census community, not a separate city government in Hawaii. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $98,077 a year.

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People
28,288
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,488
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$98,077
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$862,600
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,656
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI HUD Metro FMR Area

Kahului, Hawaii has about 28,288 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $862,600.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Maui County is $2,656 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Kahului. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area, prices sit at 109.4 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Hawaii taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 4.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Kahului's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Hawaii home paid 48.00¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Kahului's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Hawaii in the table we use.

Among 118 places we list in Hawaii with a rent figure, 91 have higher typical rent than Kahului.

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USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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Bigger places in Hawaii

Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.