on $100k a year, leaving Los Angeles
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 Los Angeles
Barely costlier than Los Angeles. If Honolulu pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
2% cheaper than Los Angeles(vs $2,899/mo)
11%
$142/mo more in state tax than Los Angeles
vs 9.3% in Los Angeles
$4,574/mo
$85 less than Los Angeles
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
3% more expensive than Los Angeles
vs $1029k in Los Angeles
989k
vs 12.8M in Los Angeles
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Los Angeles only logs 283 pleasant days.
Lighter on events: Los Angeles packs 3.7× more into a month.
55/100
18% lower than Los Angeles
vs 67/100 in Los Angeles
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
3% higher than Los Angeles
vs 96/100 in Los Angeles
51
66% fewer than Los Angeles
vs 150 nonstops in Los Angeles
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