with $100k coming in, swapping out of Melbourne
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 Melbourne
Honolulu costs noticeably more than Melbourne. You'd be paying for Honolulu itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
50% more expensive than Melbourne(vs $1,895/mo)
11%
$917/mo more in state tax than Melbourne
vs 0% in Melbourne
$4,574/mo
$1,864 less than Melbourne
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
202% more expensive than Melbourne
vs $351k in Melbourne
989k
vs 644k in Melbourne
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Melbourne keeps to 254 pleasant days a year.
55/100
0% lower than Melbourne
vs 55/100 in Melbourne
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
18% higher than Melbourne
vs 84/100 in Melbourne
51
2450% more than Melbourne
vs 2 nonstops in Melbourne
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