same $100k income, fresh start from Birmingham
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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more expensive each month than Birmingham
A real premium for Honolulu. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
102% more expensive than Birmingham(vs $1,407/mo)
11%
$500/mo more in state tax than Birmingham
vs 5% in Birmingham
$4,574/mo
$1,936 less than Birmingham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
307% more expensive than Birmingham
vs $261k in Birmingham
989k
vs 1.2M in Birmingham
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Birmingham only manages 171 of those.
On par with Birmingham for events and shows.
55/100
10% lower than Birmingham
vs 61/100 in Birmingham
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
25% higher than Birmingham
vs 79/100 in Birmingham
51
155% more than Birmingham
vs 20 nonstops in Birmingham
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