same $100k income, fresh start from Atlanta
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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 each month than Atlanta ran you
A real premium for Honolulu. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
57% more expensive than Atlanta(vs $1,814/mo)
11%
$459/mo more in state tax than Atlanta
vs 5.49% in Atlanta
$4,574/mo
$1,488 less than Atlanta
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
175% more expensive than Atlanta
vs $386k in Atlanta
989k
vs 6.3M in Atlanta
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Atlanta keeps to 204 pleasant days a year.
Atlanta hosts 2.5× more events.
55/100
18% lower than Atlanta
vs 67/100 in Atlanta
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
6% higher than Atlanta
vs 93/100 in Atlanta
51
76% fewer than Atlanta
vs 217 nonstops in Atlanta
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