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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 Asheville
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
64% more expensive than Asheville(vs $1,738/mo)
11%
$542/mo more in state tax than Asheville
vs 4.5% in Asheville
$4,574/mo
$1,646 less than Asheville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
147% more expensive than Asheville
vs $430k in Asheville
989k
vs 417k in Asheville
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Asheville only logs 201 pleasant days.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.7× more on the calendar than Asheville.
55/100
17% lower than Asheville
vs 66/100 in Asheville
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
57% higher than Asheville
vs 63/100 in Asheville
51
538% more than Asheville
vs 8 nonstops in Asheville
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