same $100k income, fresh start from Detroit
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 Detroit
Honolulu costs noticeably more than Detroit. You'd be paying for Honolulu itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
93% more expensive than Detroit(vs $1,472/mo)
11%
$563/mo more in state tax than Detroit
vs 4.25% in Detroit
$4,574/mo
$1,933 less than Detroit
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
305% more expensive than Detroit
vs $262k in Detroit
989k
vs 4.3M in Detroit
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Detroit only manages 160 of those.
About as much going on as in Detroit.
55/100
17% higher than Detroit
vs 47/100 in Detroit
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
0% lower than Detroit
vs 99/100 in Detroit
51
62% fewer than Detroit
vs 135 nonstops in Detroit
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