same $100k income, fresh start from Buffalo
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 Buffalo
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
107% more expensive than Buffalo(vs $1,374/mo)
11%
$429/mo more in state tax than Buffalo
vs 5.85% in Buffalo
$4,574/mo
$1,898 less than Buffalo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
280% more expensive than Buffalo
vs $280k in Buffalo
989k
vs 1.2M in Buffalo
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Buffalo only logs 152 pleasant days.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.4× more on the calendar than Buffalo.
55/100
17% lower than Buffalo
vs 66/100 in Buffalo
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
9% higher than Buffalo
vs 91/100 in Buffalo
51
155% more than Buffalo
vs 20 nonstops in Buffalo
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