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COST OF OWNERSHIP BY STATE

Cost of Owning a Car in Hawaii

How Hawaii's gas prices, electricity rates, sales tax and insurance costs affect what you'll typically pay to own a vehicle.

Hawaii at a glance

Gas price

$5per gallon, illustrative average

Electricity

$0.42per kWh, illustrative average

Sales tax

4.00%plus ~$60 average registration

Insurance in Hawaii runs close to the national average in this model, reflected as a 1.05× multiplier on our base class rates.

5-year cost by vehicle class in Hawaii

Uses real market-average vehicle prices per class (from our 48-vehicle MarketCheck pull) combined with Hawaii-specific tax, fee, fuel and insurance data.

Sedan

$30,9515-year estimate, $516/mo

SUV / crossover

$43,9855-year estimate, $733/mo

Truck

$55,1995-year estimate, $920/mo

Electric

$43,5655-year estimate, $726/mo

Luxury

$65,6205-year estimate, $1,094/mo
Your actual cost depends on the specific vehicle — use the interactive calculator and select Hawaii for a number tailored to your car, or browse real vehicle estimates.