$100k a year, no longer in Omaha
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 cost of moving past Omaha
A real premium for Honolulu. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
101% more expensive than Omaha(vs $1,412/mo)
11%
$430/mo more in state tax than Omaha
vs 5.84% in Omaha
$4,574/mo
$1,861 less than Omaha
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
247% more expensive than Omaha
vs $306k in Omaha
989k
vs 985k in Omaha
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Omaha only manages 145 of those.
53% more happening than in Omaha.
55/100
4% higher than Omaha
vs 53/100 in Omaha
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
14% higher than Omaha
vs 87/100 in Omaha
51
168% more than Omaha
vs 19 nonstops in Omaha
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