$100k a year, no longer in Harrisburg
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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the monthly cost of moving past Harrisburg
Honolulu doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Honolulu is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
97% more expensive than Harrisburg(vs $1,446/mo)
11%
$661/mo more in state tax than Harrisburg
vs 3.07% in Harrisburg
$4,574/mo
$2,058 less than Harrisburg
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
244% more expensive than Harrisburg
vs $309k in Harrisburg
989k
vs 606k in Harrisburg
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Harrisburg only logs 152 pleasant days.
A real upgrade on things to do: 2.9× Harrisburg's pace.
55/100
20% lower than Harrisburg
vs 69/100 in Harrisburg
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
6% higher than Harrisburg
vs 93/100 in Harrisburg
51
325% more than Harrisburg
vs 12 nonstops in Harrisburg
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