$100k a year, no longer in Madison
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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the monthly cost of moving past Madison
Honolulu costs noticeably more than Madison. You'd be paying for Honolulu itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
70% more expensive than Madison(vs $1,673/mo)
11%
$394/mo more in state tax than Madison
vs 6.27% in Madison
$4,574/mo
$1,564 less than Madison
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
128% more expensive than Madison
vs $465k in Madison
989k
vs 694k in Madison
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Madison only manages 147 of those.
A month here packs 2.4× the events of Madison.
55/100
18% lower than Madison
vs 67/100 in Madison
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
13% higher than Madison
vs 88/100 in Madison
51
364% more than Madison
vs 11 nonstops in Madison
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