same $100k income, fresh start from Albany
changea dispatch from
honolulu
HI
21.31°N
157.86°W
Honolulu is Waikiki's high-rises pressed against turquoise water, Diamond Head crater glowing pink at dawn, and plate lunches that mix Hawaiian, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, and Portuguese into one perfect styrofoam container. Surf the south shore in summer, the north in winter. The North Shore is a 45-minute drive into a totally different world. Aloha here is a way of moving through the day.
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pricier each month than Albany
Honolulu doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Honolulu is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
73% more expensive than Albany(vs $1,643/mo)
11%
$429/mo more in state tax than Albany
vs 5.85% in Albany
$4,574/mo
$1,629 less than Albany
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
194% more expensive than Albany
vs $361k in Albany
989k
vs 905k in Albany
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Albany only logs 147 pleasant days.
A month here packs 3.7× the events of Albany.
55/100
24% lower than Albany
vs 72/100 in Albany
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
9% higher than Albany
vs 91/100 in Albany
51
168% more than Albany
vs 19 nonstops in Albany
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