same $100k income, fresh start from Dayton
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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pricier each month than Dayton
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
115% more expensive than Dayton(vs $1,321/mo)
11%
$584/mo more in state tax than Dayton
vs 3.99% in Dayton
$4,574/mo
$2,106 less than Dayton
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
664% more expensive than Dayton
vs $139k in Dayton
989k
vs 808k in Dayton
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Dayton only logs 171 pleasant days.
579% more happening than in Dayton.
55/100
11% lower than Dayton
vs 62/100 in Dayton
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
11% higher than Dayton
vs 89/100 in Dayton
51
219% more than Dayton
vs 16 nonstops in Dayton
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