$100k a year, no longer in Boulder
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 Boulder
A real premium for Honolulu. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
28% more expensive than Boulder(vs $2,216/mo)
11%
$550/mo more in state tax than Boulder
vs 4.4% in Boulder
$4,574/mo
$1,177 less than Boulder
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
35% more expensive than Boulder
vs $783k in Boulder
989k
vs 327k in Boulder
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Boulder keeps to 178 pleasant days a year.
A month here packs 15.8× the events of Boulder.
55/100
30% lower than Boulder
vs 79/100 in Boulder
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
18% higher than Boulder
vs 84/100 in Boulder
51
70% fewer than Boulder
vs 169 nonstops in Boulder
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