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Pahoa, HI vs Missoula, MT

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Is it cheaper to live in Missoula or is it cheaper to live in Pahoa?
- Missoula is 14.5% less expensive than Pahoa.

Which city has more affordable housing, Missoula or Pahoa?
- Missoula housing costs are 109.2% more expensive than Pahoa housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Pahoa or is Health Care more affordable in Missoula.
- Health related expenses are 2.0% more in Missoula.
 Pahoa, HIMissoula, MTUnited States
 Overall  Unlock112.8100
 Food & Groceries148.2  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock101.7100
 Housing75.3  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$512,500$338,100
 Utilities192  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock77.6100
 Miscellaneous108.7  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Pahoa    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

That's impossible. The state of Hawaii sets the amount for every student; doesn't matter where they live. It's a set amount. No such thing as 0.   More

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Regarding the cost of living in Pahoa and rural areas around Pahoa, everything is related to what your needs are. Most grow their own veggies, many are off grid, (very  More

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Reviews for Missoula    48 Reviews

I've lived here for 10 years and my view of the city has turned as we (barely) managed to buy a home, started a family, and the blight of homelessness has escalated out  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived here for 6 years, and it never got any easier to live, I'm a Native American, these people her look down on us, I have been put in jail for sitting in a parking  More

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I have lived in Missoula on and off for the last 30 years, but consistently for the last 12. I met my wife and had my kids here. My father and my wife's entire family  More

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