$100k salary, packing up from Kingsport
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 Kingsport
Honolulu costs noticeably more than Kingsport. You'd be paying for Honolulu itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
106% more expensive than Kingsport(vs $1,383/mo)
11%
$917/mo more in state tax than Kingsport
vs 0% in Kingsport
$4,574/mo
$2,376 less than Kingsport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
335% more expensive than Kingsport
vs $244k in Kingsport
989k
vs 312k in Kingsport
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Kingsport only manages 188 of those.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 11.9× more on the calendar than Kingsport.
55/100
7% lower than Kingsport
vs 59/100 in Kingsport
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
34% higher than Kingsport
vs 74/100 in Kingsport
51
1175% more than Kingsport
vs 4 nonstops in Kingsport
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