same $100k income, fresh start from Knoxville
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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 expensive each month than Knoxville
Honolulu is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
64% more expensive than Knoxville(vs $1,731/mo)
11%
$917/mo more in state tax than Knoxville
vs 0% in Knoxville
$4,574/mo
$2,028 less than Knoxville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
192% more expensive than Knoxville
vs $364k in Knoxville
989k
vs 947k in Knoxville
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Knoxville barely cracks 189 pleasant ones.
A real upgrade on things to do: 2.3× Knoxville's pace.
55/100
20% lower than Knoxville
vs 69/100 in Knoxville
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
39% higher than Knoxville
vs 71/100 in Knoxville
51
200% more than Knoxville
vs 17 nonstops in Knoxville
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