$100k a year, no longer in Richmond
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 each month than Richmond ran you
A real premium for Honolulu. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
68% more expensive than Richmond(vs $1,691/mo)
11%
$438/mo more in state tax than Richmond
vs 5.75% in Richmond
$4,574/mo
$1,589 less than Richmond
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
169% more expensive than Richmond
vs $394k in Richmond
989k
vs 1.4M in Richmond
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Richmond only manages 172 of those.
1.6× the events of Richmond, and the calendar shows it.
55/100
15% lower than Richmond
vs 65/100 in Richmond
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
43% higher than Richmond
vs 69/100 in Richmond
51
168% more than Richmond
vs 19 nonstops in Richmond
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