with $100k coming in, swapping out of Las Vegas
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 Las Vegas
A real premium for Honolulu. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
64% more expensive than Las Vegas(vs $1,731/mo)
11%
$917/mo more in state tax than Las Vegas
vs 0% in Las Vegas
$4,574/mo
$2,028 less than Las Vegas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
135% more expensive than Las Vegas
vs $451k in Las Vegas
989k
vs 2.3M in Las Vegas
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Las Vegas only manages 210 of those.
But the calendar thins out: Las Vegas stays 36.9× busier.
55/100
31% lower than Las Vegas
vs 80/100 in Las Vegas
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
21% higher than Las Vegas
vs 82/100 in Las Vegas
51
62% fewer than Las Vegas
vs 133 nonstops in Las Vegas
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