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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 Fresno
A real premium for Honolulu. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
42% more expensive than Fresno(vs $1,999/mo)
11%
$142/mo more in state tax than Fresno
vs 9.3% in Fresno
$4,574/mo
$985 less than Fresno
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
154% more expensive than Fresno
vs $418k in Fresno
989k
vs 1.2M in Fresno
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Fresno only manages 206 of those.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.5× more on the calendar than Fresno.
55/100
17% lower than Fresno
vs 66/100 in Fresno
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
11% higher than Fresno
vs 89/100 in Fresno
51
364% more than Fresno
vs 11 nonstops in Fresno
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