same $100k income, fresh start from Providence
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 Providence
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
34% more expensive than Providence(vs $2,127/mo)
11%
$418/mo more in state tax than Providence
vs 5.99% in Providence
$4,574/mo
$1,133 less than Providence
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
101% more expensive than Providence
vs $528k in Providence
989k
vs 1.7M in Providence
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Providence barely cracks 159 pleasant ones.
A real upgrade on things to do: 4.5× Providence's pace.
55/100
13% lower than Providence
vs 63/100 in Providence
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
3% higher than Providence
vs 96/100 in Providence
51
200% more than Providence
vs 17 nonstops in Providence
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