with $100k coming in, swapping out of New York
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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cheaper each month than New York
You'd feel the difference in Honolulu. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to New York.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
15% cheaper than New York(vs $3,329/mo)
11%
$22/mo more in state tax than New York
vs 10.73% in New York
$4,574/mo
$464 more than New York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
44% more expensive than New York
vs $739k in New York
989k
vs 19.5M in New York
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
New York only manages 171 of those.
98% fewer events than New York. The pace eases up.
55/100
29% lower than New York
vs 78/100 in New York
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
1% lower than New York
vs 100/100 in New York
51
76% fewer than New York
vs 215 nonstops in New York
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