Housing in hawaii affordable with minimum wage job?

Question

would it be affordable to live in a studio in hawaii with a full time minimum wage job?

how much money would i get a month with a full time minimum wage job?

Answer 1

heck no man, with a freakin minimum wage job your better off somewhere else. houses in hawaii range from 300,000 dollars to 4 million dollars.

Answer 2

I don't know, is there a city called Hawaii in this dreamland you're living in?

Answer 3

Federal minimum wage is $6.55/hour, and will be $7.25/hour starting next year. Hawaii state minimum wage is also $7.25/hour. So assuming you work 40 hours a week at that that would be $290 a week or $1160 per month. I'm not really positive on what a studio would cost in hawaii, but I know everything there is extrememly expensive, since it's an island and everything has to be imported. So I would find out what the studio would cost, but even then I think you might have to live off of ramen noodles.  

Answer 4

no it would definitely not be....lets do it with math

minimum wage in hawaii is $7.25/hour. If you work 40 hours a week, thats $290...times 4 is $1190 per month, or almost $15,000 per year.

now compare that with this: the average home in hawaii costs half a million dollars. gas is extremely high ($35 per gallon), food is 150% higher than average, and theres an income tax of nearly 9%.

It looks to me like you are looking to move there....I would say do not do it, unless you know people in high places

hope this helps

Answer 5

I guess by now you know that "NO" you cannot live in a studio with a FT min wage job in Hawaii.  The good news is that you have other options.  You can rent a room from someone's house (about $400-$700) per month.  That leaves you with a little bit of money for food.  For transportation, the bus is pretty convenient way to travel (on the island of Oahu).  I'm not sure what the monthly bus passes cost now.  I think $35 per month.  Or you can pay $2 per ride.  On the University of Hawaii campus, there are students looking for rooms to rent also.  You can probably find something posted up on the campus for rooms for rent.  Gas is $4.63 per gallon in Oahu.  I heard it's going to go up some more.  Eating out is not cheap so you would have to buy groceries and cook.  But if you can afford it, I think you'll like living in Hawaii (on the island of Oahu).

Answer 6

A studio in Hawaii well at least in Oahu is ridiculous the amount of rent you'd have to pay would be anywhere from 700 to 1500 just for a studio and that's the price range for studios that aren't so nice in not so nice areas.  Where are you looking to stay? Usually studios in waianae/makaha area and around Manoa near the university location are affordable--especially being that they try to be more accomodating for students.

What's minimum wage in Hawaii? (I forgot sorry.)  If it's only $8-$9 than you will be barely surviving to live.  You'd only be making after taxes are taken out approximately $1024/month.  Try renting a room until you are able to earn above minimum wage, or get a roommate.  If you still prefer to stay in a studio than you may have to opt for a second job.  

It's not impossible to do with a minimum job but it'll be very hard.  Trust me by the time I was 18 I rented out my first studio in Manoa and minimum wage back in 03 was about $7.50/hr.  But, it was a life lesson and I learned from it.  

Aloha, Goodluck!!!

Answer 7

I pay $900 a month for a studio that used to be a two-car garage on a neighbor island, 12 miles from where I work. And yes, it's still attached to my landlord's house. A friend of mine is paying $1200 for a smaller place, closer to town, that is also attached to his landlord's house.

Gas is $4.63 a gallon here, but on a nearby island it will be $5.56 for the next three months or so. There's only one gas station on that island, and they only get about four shipments a year. A handful of buses run every hour and a half on this island, a big improvement this month from once every three hours, so not good for commuting. I quit drinking milk years ago, but last time I looked it was $7.99 cents a gallon.

Most of the people who make minimum wage here are kids still living at home. Of course, it's not unusual to be living at home in your thirties or forties in Hawaii, or even when you have kids of your own or professional jobs and graduate degrees.

It's not that unusual to be homeless, either. I met a thirty-five year old man at the laundromat the other day who was living out of his vehicle parked in a friend's driveway. He said he didn't want to still be doing this when he was 50 like the folks you see around town. I don't know, they might be younger than that. Living on the street takes a toll on your appearance, makes you old before your time.  

Answer 8

Minimum wage in Hawaii is 7.25 I believe so working 40 hours a week that would be 1160.00 a month before taxes.   I'm sorry sweetheart but you can't rent someone's patio for your entire paycheck in Hawaii.  Just for fun I went on Apartments.com and found the cheapest 1 bedroom apartment available and it was 2100.00 a month.  

Maybe you and about 5 roommates could afford it making minimum wage.  Plan to get more than one minimum wage job or a job that makes fantastic tips.