on $100k a year, leaving Memphis
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 Memphis
A real premium for Honolulu. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
98% more expensive than Memphis(vs $1,436/mo)
11%
$917/mo more in state tax than Memphis
vs 0% in Memphis
$4,574/mo
$2,323 less than Memphis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
336% more expensive than Memphis
vs $244k in Memphis
989k
vs 1.3M in Memphis
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Memphis only manages 185 of those.
A month here packs 2.6× the events of Memphis.
55/100
2% lower than Memphis
vs 56/100 in Memphis
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
11% higher than Memphis
vs 89/100 in Memphis
51
59% more than Memphis
vs 32 nonstops in Memphis
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