same $100k income, fresh start from Lancaster
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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pricier each month than Lancaster
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
87% more expensive than Lancaster(vs $1,517/mo)
11%
$661/mo more in state tax than Lancaster
vs 3.07% in Lancaster
$4,574/mo
$1,987 less than Lancaster
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
176% more expensive than Lancaster
vs $384k in Lancaster
989k
vs 559k in Lancaster
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Lancaster barely cracks 158 pleasant ones.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 6.3× more on the calendar than Lancaster.
55/100
13% lower than Lancaster
vs 63/100 in Lancaster
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
2% higher than Lancaster
vs 97/100 in Lancaster
51
5000% more than Lancaster
vs 1 nonstops in Lancaster
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