with $100k coming in, swapping out of El Paso
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 El Paso
A real premium for Honolulu. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
93% more expensive than El Paso(vs $1,473/mo)
11%
$917/mo more in state tax than El Paso
vs 0% in El Paso
$4,574/mo
$2,286 less than El Paso
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
359% more expensive than El Paso
vs $231k in El Paso
989k
vs 872k in El Paso
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
El Paso keeps to 222 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.2× more on the calendar than El Paso.
55/100
15% lower than El Paso
vs 65/100 in El Paso
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
6% higher than El Paso
vs 93/100 in El Paso
51
292% more than El Paso
vs 13 nonstops in El Paso
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