with $100k coming in, swapping out of Chattanooga
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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 expensive each month than Chattanooga
A real premium for Honolulu. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
87% more expensive than Chattanooga(vs $1,524/mo)
11%
$917/mo more in state tax than Chattanooga
vs 0% in Chattanooga
$4,574/mo
$2,235 less than Chattanooga
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
230% more expensive than Chattanooga
vs $322k in Chattanooga
989k
vs 580k in Chattanooga
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Chattanooga keeps to 167 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 4.1× more on the calendar than Chattanooga.
55/100
20% lower than Chattanooga
vs 69/100 in Chattanooga
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
21% higher than Chattanooga
vs 82/100 in Chattanooga
51
538% more than Chattanooga
vs 8 nonstops in Chattanooga
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