$100k a year, no longer in Salinas
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 Salinas ran you
Honolulu edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
1% more expensive than Salinas(vs $2,813/mo)
11%
$142/mo more in state tax than Salinas
vs 9.3% in Salinas
$4,574/mo
$171 less than Salinas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
23% more expensive than Salinas
vs $862k in Salinas
989k
vs 431k in Salinas
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Salinas has the edge here, logging 335 pleasant days a year.
55/100
23% lower than Salinas
vs 71/100 in Salinas
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
25% higher than Salinas
vs 79/100 in Salinas
51
750% more than Salinas
vs 6 nonstops in Salinas
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