$100k a year, no longer in Salem
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 Salem
Honolulu costs noticeably more than Salem. You'd be paying for Honolulu itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
73% more expensive than Salem(vs $1,642/mo)
11%
$188/mo more in state tax than Salem
vs 8.75% in Salem
$4,574/mo
$1,388 less than Salem
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
135% more expensive than Salem
vs $452k in Salem
989k
vs 437k in Salem
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Salem keeps to 201 pleasant days a year.
95.0× the events of Salem, and the calendar shows it.
55/100
20% lower than Salem
vs 69/100 in Salem
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
13% higher than Salem
vs 88/100 in Salem
51
0% fewer than Salem
vs 0 nonstops in Salem
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