$100k a year, no longer in Minneapolis
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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more each month than Minneapolis ran you
Honolulu is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
69% more expensive than Minneapolis(vs $1,679/mo)
11%
$263/mo more in state tax than Minneapolis
vs 7.85% in Minneapolis
$4,574/mo
$1,426 less than Minneapolis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
166% more expensive than Minneapolis
vs $398k in Minneapolis
989k
vs 3.7M in Minneapolis
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Minneapolis only logs 147 pleasant days.
Lighter on events: Minneapolis packs 1.7× more into a month.
55/100
28% lower than Minneapolis
vs 76/100 in Minneapolis
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
6% higher than Minneapolis
vs 93/100 in Minneapolis
51
61% fewer than Minneapolis
vs 130 nonstops in Minneapolis
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