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 averageElectricity
$0.42per kWh, illustrative averageSales tax
4.00%plus ~$60 average registrationInsurance 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 152-vehicle MarketCheck pull) combined with Hawaii-specific tax, fee, fuel and insurance data.
Sedan
$35,7765-year estimate, $596/moSUV / crossover
$48,2775-year estimate, $805/moTruck
$50,8035-year estimate, $847/moElectric
$53,2365-year estimate, $887/moLuxury
$71,7185-year estimate, $1,195/moYour 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.