on $100k a year, leaving Miami
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 premium over Miami
Honolulu costs noticeably more than Miami. You'd be paying for Honolulu itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
7% more expensive than Miami(vs $2,665/mo)
11%
$917/mo more in state tax than Miami
vs 0% in Miami
$4,574/mo
$1,094 less than Miami
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
88% more expensive than Miami
vs $565k in Miami
989k
vs 6.2M in Miami
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Miami keeps to 272 pleasant days a year.
Noticeably quieter than Miami. About 90% fewer events on a typical month.
55/100
29% lower than Miami
vs 77/100 in Miami
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
2% higher than Miami
vs 97/100 in Miami
51
69% fewer than Miami
vs 167 nonstops in Miami
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