same $100k income, fresh start from Hartford
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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 each month than Hartford ran you
A real premium for Honolulu. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
47% more expensive than Hartford(vs $1,931/mo)
11%
$458/mo more in state tax than Hartford
vs 5.5% in Hartford
$4,574/mo
$1,370 less than Hartford
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
158% more expensive than Hartford
vs $411k in Hartford
989k
vs 1.2M in Hartford
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Hartford keeps to 148 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.3× more on the calendar than Hartford.
55/100
18% lower than Hartford
vs 67/100 in Hartford
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
9% higher than Hartford
vs 91/100 in Hartford
51
96% more than Hartford
vs 26 nonstops in Hartford
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