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Hawaii Household Bills Highest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 6:27 PM :: 2141 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

This is What the Average Hawaii Household Pays in Bills Every Month

by Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. via The Center Square

The cost of living in the United States is well below the cost of living in several other developed countries, including the Nordic nations as well as New Zealand and Australia. Still, living expenses in the U.S. are higher than in much of the world.

According to a recent study from Doxo, a bill paying platform, American households spend an average of $2,003 a month on the most common bills - or about 37% of what the typical household earns in a month.

The average monthly cost of these bills - which include rent, auto loans, utilities, car insurance, cable, internet, mobile phone, and health insurance - are considerably higher than average in Hawaii. The typical Hawaii household spends an average of $2,911 per month on bills, the highest among the 50 states.

States with higher than average monthly bills also tend to have higher than average incomes, while less expensive states tend to be lower income - and Hawaii is no exception. The typical household in the state earns $83,173 a year, compared to the national median household income of $64,994, according to five-year estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Rank 1
State Hawaii
Avg. monthly household bills ($) 2,911
Median household income ($) 83,173
Avg. bill total as a share of income (%) 42

 

 

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