Example household · $83,730 · same pay · 1 adult

John A. Cuthbert House

Hilton Head Island

Cost of Living in Hilton Head Island, SC (2026)

$1,913 left/mo

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$3,431/mo in Hilton Head Island. $1,913 left each month. Prices near the US average.

Monthly costs

Take-home $5,344/mo.

  • Taxes$1,634
  • Rent$1,483
  • Other$1,948
  • Left$1,913

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,730
Federal income tax
−$9,591
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,405
State income tax (SC)
−$3,609
Take-home pay
$64,125
Effective tax rate
23.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,483
Groceries
$384
Getting around
$556
Healthcare
$432
Utilities and internet
$240
Everything else
$336
Total spending
$3,431

After tax and rent

$1,913 left/mo

Stats

Rent
$1,766
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,344
Per month
Tax
23%
Of pay
Prices
4% below
US, besides rent

Average electric bill in South Carolina

About $136 a month for a household using 900 kWh. That is the EIA residential price for South Carolina in 2025, 15.12¢ per kWh. It is a state average, not a Hilton Head Island utility bill, and the utilities line in the monthly costs above already includes a modelled power cost.

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