same $100k income, fresh start from Durham
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 Durham
Honolulu is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
69% more expensive than Durham(vs $1,684/mo)
11%
$542/mo more in state tax than Durham
vs 4.5% in Durham
$4,574/mo
$1,700 less than Durham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
156% more expensive than Durham
vs $415k in Durham
989k
vs 609k in Durham
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Durham only logs 178 pleasant days.
A real upgrade on things to do: 2.7× Durham's pace.
55/100
10% higher than Durham
vs 50/100 in Durham
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
24% higher than Durham
vs 80/100 in Durham
51
31% more than Durham
vs 39 nonstops in Durham
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