on $100k a year, leaving 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 premium over Portland
A real premium for Honolulu. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
60% more expensive than Portland(vs $1,781/mo)
11%
$188/mo more in state tax than Portland
vs 8.75% in Portland
$4,574/mo
$1,249 less than Portland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
89% more expensive than Portland
vs $562k in Portland
989k
vs 2.5M in Portland
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Portland only manages 178 of those.
Things to do run about even with Portland.
55/100
37% lower than Portland
vs 87/100 in Portland
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
1% lower than Portland
vs 100/100 in Portland
51
11% fewer than Portland
vs 57 nonstops in Portland
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