on $100k a year, leaving Honolulu
changea dispatch from
birmingham
AL
33.52°N
86.80°W
Birmingham was built on steel and reshaped by the civil rights movement, and you can feel both stories in the city. The Civil Rights Institute is essential, the food scene (Highlands Bar and Grill, Hot and Hot Fish Club, plenty more) is one of the most acclaimed in the South. The Vulcan statue, the largest cast-iron statue in the world, looks down on the city from Red Mountain. Younger than its reputation suggests.
the verdict
below Honolulu's monthly cost
In Birmingham, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
51% cheaper than Honolulu(vs $2,843/mo)
5%
$500/mo less in state tax than Honolulu
vs 11% in Honolulu
$6,510/mo
$1,936 more than Honolulu
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
75% cheaper than Honolulu
vs $1061k in Honolulu
1.2M
vs 989k in Honolulu
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Honolulu actually gets more: 316 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 28 days top 95° vs Honolulu's 0.
About as much going on as in Honolulu.
61/100
11% higher than Honolulu
vs 55/100 in Honolulu
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
20% lower than Honolulu
vs 99/100 in Honolulu
20
61% fewer than Honolulu
vs 51 nonstops in Honolulu
cities that play in birmingham's register:
compare birmingham with:
