MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Honolulu County, HI?
In Honolulu County, HI, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $366 a week ($1,585 a month, $19,020 a year).
$366
per week · Honolulu County, HI · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $428 per week in 2025 dollars — estimate, adjusted for inflation by ChildcareCost; not an official figure · how we estimate this
MEDIAN PRICE · BY AGE & SETTING · PER WEEK
| Age | Center-based | Family childcare |
|---|---|---|
| Infant | $366 | $208 |
| Toddler | $263 | $208 |
| Preschool | $263 | $208 |
| School-age‡ | $54 | no data available |
Median prices · 2022 (latest official data) · U.S. Department of Labor.
‡ School-age prices reflect a school-year, part-day arrangement, not full-day year-round care.
AFFORDABILITY · INFANT · CENTER-BASED · VS 7%
Is childcare affordable in Honolulu County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $19,020 a year — that is 16.2% of the county’s median family income of $117,769 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Honolulu County?
Uses Honolulu County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN HONOLULU COUNTY
$19,020
per year · $1,585 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 16.2%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $8,244 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Honolulu County compares
- Honolulu County$366 /wk
- Hawaii median$366 /wk
- National median$244 /wk
Bars scaled to the highest figure shown. State and national figures are population-weighted medians of the county medians, across counties with data.
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Honolulu County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $222 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2012 | $254 |
| 2013 | $286 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2014 | $317 |
| 2015 | $323 |
| 2016 | $263 |
| 2017 | $277 |
| 2018 | $346 |
| 2019 | $277 |
| 2020 | $307 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2021 | $336 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2022 | $366 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Honolulu County?
- The median price is $366 per week ($1,585 per month, $19,020 per year) at a child care center in Honolulu County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Honolulu County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $19,020 a year, or 16.2% of the county's median family income. That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
- How much does family child care cost for an infant in Honolulu County?
- The median price is $208 per week ($900 per month, $10,800 per year) at a family child care home in Honolulu County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Honolulu County?
- The median price is $263 per week ($1,140 per month, $13,680 per year) at a child care center in Honolulu County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Honolulu County?
- The median price is $263 per week ($1,140 per month, $13,680 per year) at a child care center in Honolulu County, based on 2022 (latest official data).