with $100k coming in, swapping out of Portland
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 Portland
Honolulu is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
24% more expensive than Portland(vs $2,285/mo)
11%
$292/mo more in state tax than Portland
vs 7.5% in Portland
$4,574/mo
$849 less than Portland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
96% more expensive than Portland
vs $543k in Portland
989k
vs 566k in Portland
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Portland barely cracks 145 pleasant ones.
3.1× the events of Portland, and the calendar shows it.
55/100
23% lower than Portland
vs 71/100 in Portland
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
1% higher than Portland
vs 98/100 in Portland
51
2450% more than Portland
vs 2 nonstops in Portland
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