on $100k a year, leaving Raleigh
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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pricier each month than Raleigh
A real premium for Honolulu. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
71% more expensive than Raleigh(vs $1,663/mo)
11%
$542/mo more in state tax than Raleigh
vs 4.5% in Raleigh
$4,574/mo
$1,721 less than Raleigh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
141% more expensive than Raleigh
vs $440k in Raleigh
989k
vs 1.5M in Raleigh
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Raleigh keeps to 201 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.0× more on the calendar than Raleigh.
55/100
5% lower than Raleigh
vs 58/100 in Raleigh
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
2% higher than Raleigh
vs 97/100 in Raleigh
51
31% more than Raleigh
vs 39 nonstops in Raleigh
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