same $100k income, fresh start from Phoenix
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 each month than Phoenix ran you
Honolulu is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
63% more expensive than Phoenix(vs $1,739/mo)
11%
$708/mo more in state tax than Phoenix
vs 2.5% in Phoenix
$4,574/mo
$1,812 less than Phoenix
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
132% more expensive than Phoenix
vs $458k in Phoenix
989k
vs 5.1M in Phoenix
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Phoenix only logs 181 pleasant days.
Noticeably quieter than Phoenix. About 52% fewer events on a typical month.
55/100
17% lower than Phoenix
vs 66/100 in Phoenix
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
2% higher than Phoenix
vs 97/100 in Phoenix
51
44% fewer than Phoenix
vs 91 nonstops in Phoenix
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