$100k a year, no longer in Orlando
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 Orlando
Honolulu costs noticeably more than Orlando. You'd be paying for Honolulu itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
47% more expensive than Orlando(vs $1,937/mo)
11%
$917/mo more in state tax than Orlando
vs 0% in Orlando
$4,574/mo
$1,822 less than Orlando
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
164% more expensive than Orlando
vs $402k in Orlando
989k
vs 2.8M in Orlando
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Orlando only manages 216 of those.
Lighter on events: Orlando packs 1.6× more into a month.
55/100
11% lower than Orlando
vs 62/100 in Orlando
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
2% higher than Orlando
vs 97/100 in Orlando
51
65% fewer than Orlando
vs 146 nonstops in Orlando
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