same $100k income, fresh start from Pittsburgh
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 Pittsburgh
A real premium for Honolulu. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
93% more expensive than Pittsburgh(vs $1,473/mo)
11%
$661/mo more in state tax than Pittsburgh
vs 3.07% in Pittsburgh
$4,574/mo
$2,031 less than Pittsburgh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
376% more expensive than Pittsburgh
vs $223k in Pittsburgh
989k
vs 2.4M in Pittsburgh
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Pittsburgh keeps to 161 pleasant days a year.
On par with Pittsburgh for events and shows.
55/100
20% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 69/100 in Pittsburgh
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
0% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 99/100 in Pittsburgh
51
38% more than Pittsburgh
vs 37 nonstops in Pittsburgh
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