$100k a year, no longer in New Haven
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 expensive each month than New Haven
Honolulu is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
36% more expensive than New Haven(vs $2,089/mo)
11%
$458/mo more in state tax than New Haven
vs 5.5% in New Haven
$4,574/mo
$1,212 less than New Haven
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
151% more expensive than New Haven
vs $424k in New Haven
989k
vs 568k in New Haven
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
New Haven only logs 155 pleasant days.
428% more happening than in New Haven.
55/100
18% lower than New Haven
vs 67/100 in New Haven
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
3% higher than New Haven
vs 96/100 in New Haven
51
5000% more than New Haven
vs 1 nonstops in New Haven
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