same $100k income, fresh start from Augusta
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 Augusta
Honolulu is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
97% more expensive than Augusta(vs $1,443/mo)
11%
$459/mo more in state tax than Augusta
vs 5.49% in Augusta
$4,574/mo
$1,859 less than Augusta
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
329% more expensive than Augusta
vs $247k in Augusta
989k
vs 628k in Augusta
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Augusta barely cracks 191 pleasant ones.
A real upgrade on things to do: 31.7× Augusta's pace.
55/100
20% higher than Augusta
vs 46/100 in Augusta
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
34% higher than Augusta
vs 74/100 in Augusta
51
1600% more than Augusta
vs 3 nonstops in Augusta
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