with $100k coming in, swapping out of Milwaukee
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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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more expensive each month than Milwaukee
Honolulu doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Honolulu is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
89% more expensive than Milwaukee(vs $1,504/mo)
11%
$394/mo more in state tax than Milwaukee
vs 6.27% in Milwaukee
$4,574/mo
$1,733 less than Milwaukee
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
169% more expensive than Milwaukee
vs $394k in Milwaukee
989k
vs 1.6M in Milwaukee
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Milwaukee only logs 149 pleasant days.
1.4× the events of Milwaukee, and the calendar shows it.
55/100
10% lower than Milwaukee
vs 61/100 in Milwaukee
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
1% higher than Milwaukee
vs 98/100 in Milwaukee
51
70% more than Milwaukee
vs 30 nonstops in Milwaukee
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