with $100k coming in, swapping out of San Antonio
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 San Antonio
A real premium for Honolulu. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
104% more expensive than San Antonio(vs $1,394/mo)
11%
$917/mo more in state tax than San Antonio
vs 0% in San Antonio
$4,574/mo
$2,365 less than San Antonio
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
278% more expensive than San Antonio
vs $280k in San Antonio
989k
vs 2.7M in San Antonio
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
San Antonio keeps to 167 pleasant days a year.
On par with San Antonio for events and shows.
55/100
12% higher than San Antonio
vs 49/100 in San Antonio
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
2% higher than San Antonio
vs 97/100 in San Antonio
51
46% more than San Antonio
vs 35 nonstops in San Antonio
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