with $100k coming in, swapping out of Houston
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 premium over Houston
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
77% more expensive than Houston(vs $1,610/mo)
11%
$917/mo more in state tax than Houston
vs 0% in Houston
$4,574/mo
$2,149 less than Houston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
241% more expensive than Houston
vs $311k in Houston
989k
vs 7.5M in Houston
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Houston only logs 171 pleasant days.
Houston hosts 2.2× more events.
55/100
0% lower than Houston
vs 55/100 in Houston
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
29% higher than Houston
vs 77/100 in Houston
51
71% fewer than Houston
vs 176 nonstops in Houston
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