$100k salary, packing up from Reno
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 Reno
Honolulu is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
49% more expensive than Reno(vs $1,908/mo)
11%
$917/mo more in state tax than Reno
vs 0% in Reno
$4,574/mo
$1,851 less than Reno
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
85% more expensive than Reno
vs $574k in Reno
989k
vs 565k in Reno
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Reno barely cracks 201 pleasant ones.
Things to do run about even with Reno.
55/100
23% lower than Reno
vs 71/100 in Reno
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
4% higher than Reno
vs 95/100 in Reno
51
292% more than Reno
vs 13 nonstops in Reno
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