with $100k coming in, swapping out of Olympia
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 Olympia
A real premium for Honolulu. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
43% more expensive than Olympia(vs $1,991/mo)
11%
$917/mo more in state tax than Olympia
vs 0% in Olympia
$4,574/mo
$1,768 less than Olympia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
99% more expensive than Olympia
vs $533k in Olympia
989k
vs 299k in Olympia
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Olympia only manages 182 of those.
55/100
31% lower than Olympia
vs 80/100 in Olympia
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
13% higher than Olympia
vs 88/100 in Olympia
51
43% fewer than Olympia
vs 90 nonstops in Olympia
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