same $100k income, fresh start from Riverside
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 Riverside
You'd pay for Honolulu. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
14% more expensive than Riverside(vs $2,493/mo)
11%
$142/mo more in state tax than Riverside
vs 9.3% in Riverside
$4,574/mo
$491 less than Riverside
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
78% more expensive than Riverside
vs $595k in Riverside
989k
vs 4.7M in Riverside
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Riverside only manages 249 of those.
A month here packs 15.8× the events of Riverside.
55/100
20% lower than Riverside
vs 69/100 in Riverside
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
8% higher than Riverside
vs 92/100 in Riverside
51
264% more than Riverside
vs 14 nonstops in Riverside
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