on $100k a year, leaving San Diego
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 San Diego
Honolulu edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
2% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)
11%
$142/mo more in state tax than San Diego
vs 9.3% in San Diego
$4,574/mo
$94 less than San Diego
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
5% more expensive than San Diego
vs $1010k in San Diego
989k
vs 3.3M in San Diego
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
San Diego has the edge here, logging 332 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: San Diego stays 1.8× busier.
55/100
27% lower than San Diego
vs 75/100 in San Diego
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
0% lower than San Diego
vs 99/100 in San Diego
51
7% fewer than San Diego
vs 55 nonstops in San Diego
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