$100k a year, no longer in Ann Arbor
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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the monthly cost of moving past Ann Arbor
Honolulu is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
37% more expensive than Ann Arbor(vs $2,082/mo)
11%
$563/mo more in state tax than Ann Arbor
vs 4.25% in Ann Arbor
$4,574/mo
$1,323 less than Ann Arbor
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
147% more expensive than Ann Arbor
vs $429k in Ann Arbor
989k
vs 366k in Ann Arbor
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Ann Arbor only logs 154 pleasant days.
6.8× the events of Ann Arbor, and the calendar shows it.
55/100
2% lower than Ann Arbor
vs 56/100 in Ann Arbor
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
2% higher than Ann Arbor
vs 97/100 in Ann Arbor
51
62% fewer than Ann Arbor
vs 135 nonstops in Ann Arbor
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