on $100k a year, leaving Salt Lake City
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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pricier each month than Salt Lake City
Honolulu costs noticeably more than Salt Lake City. You'd be paying for Honolulu itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
77% more expensive than Salt Lake City(vs $1,608/mo)
11%
$529/mo more in state tax than Salt Lake City
vs 4.65% in Salt Lake City
$4,574/mo
$1,764 less than Salt Lake City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
82% more expensive than Salt Lake City
vs $584k in Salt Lake City
989k
vs 1.3M in Salt Lake City
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Salt Lake City only manages 168 of those.
A month here packs 1.5× the events of Salt Lake City.
55/100
29% lower than Salt Lake City
vs 78/100 in Salt Lake City
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
24% higher than Salt Lake City
vs 80/100 in Salt Lake City
51
43% fewer than Salt Lake City
vs 90 nonstops in Salt Lake City
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