on $100k a year, leaving Lexington
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 Lexington
Honolulu is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
91% more expensive than Lexington(vs $1,488/mo)
11%
$542/mo more in state tax than Lexington
vs 4.5% in Lexington
$4,574/mo
$1,896 less than Lexington
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
227% more expensive than Lexington
vs $324k in Lexington
989k
vs 520k in Lexington
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Lexington only logs 171 pleasant days.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.3× more on the calendar than Lexington.
55/100
8% lower than Lexington
vs 60/100 in Lexington
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
13% higher than Lexington
vs 88/100 in Lexington
51
292% more than Lexington
vs 13 nonstops in Lexington
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