$100k salary, packing up from Columbia
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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the monthly cost of moving past Columbia
Honolulu is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
83% more expensive than Columbia(vs $1,551/mo)
11%
$375/mo more in state tax than Columbia
vs 6.5% in Columbia
$4,574/mo
$1,667 less than Columbia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
316% more expensive than Columbia
vs $255k in Columbia
989k
vs 857k in Columbia
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Columbia only logs 189 pleasant days.
5.0× the events of Columbia, and the calendar shows it.
55/100
0% lower than Columbia
vs 55/100 in Columbia
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
16% higher than Columbia
vs 85/100 in Columbia
51
410% more than Columbia
vs 10 nonstops in Columbia
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