same $100k income, fresh start from Albuquerque
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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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more expensive each month than Albuquerque
Honolulu costs noticeably more than Albuquerque. You'd be paying for Honolulu itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
91% more expensive than Albuquerque(vs $1,489/mo)
11%
$425/mo more in state tax than Albuquerque
vs 5.9% in Albuquerque
$4,574/mo
$1,779 less than Albuquerque
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
202% more expensive than Albuquerque
vs $351k in Albuquerque
989k
vs 924k in Albuquerque
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Albuquerque keeps to 205 pleasant days a year.
A real upgrade on things to do: 2.3× Albuquerque's pace.
55/100
32% lower than Albuquerque
vs 81/100 in Albuquerque
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
5% higher than Albuquerque
vs 94/100 in Albuquerque
51
122% more than Albuquerque
vs 23 nonstops in Albuquerque
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