on $100k a year, leaving Gainesville
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 Gainesville
Honolulu costs noticeably more than Gainesville. You'd be paying for Honolulu itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
73% more expensive than Gainesville(vs $1,645/mo)
11%
$917/mo more in state tax than Gainesville
vs 0% in Gainesville
$4,574/mo
$2,114 less than Gainesville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
235% more expensive than Gainesville
vs $317k in Gainesville
989k
vs 350k in Gainesville
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Gainesville only manages 206 of those.
A real upgrade on things to do: 31.7× Gainesville's pace.
55/100
13% lower than Gainesville
vs 63/100 in Gainesville
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
9% higher than Gainesville
vs 91/100 in Gainesville
51
920% more than Gainesville
vs 5 nonstops in Gainesville
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