same $100k income, fresh start from Philadelphia
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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 Philadelphia
Honolulu doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Honolulu is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
52% more expensive than Philadelphia(vs $1,869/mo)
11%
$348/mo more in state tax than Philadelphia
vs 6.82% in Philadelphia
$4,574/mo
$1,322 less than Philadelphia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
170% more expensive than Philadelphia
vs $393k in Philadelphia
989k
vs 6.2M in Philadelphia
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Philadelphia barely cracks 173 pleasant ones.
Noticeably quieter than Philadelphia. About 49% fewer events on a typical month.
55/100
20% lower than Philadelphia
vs 69/100 in Philadelphia
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
1% lower than Philadelphia
vs 100/100 in Philadelphia
51
58% fewer than Philadelphia
vs 122 nonstops in Philadelphia
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