$100k a year, no longer in San Francisco
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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less monthly outlay than San Francisco
Honolulu and San Francisco land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
10% cheaper than San Francisco(vs $3,146/mo)
11%
$142/mo more in state tax than San Francisco
vs 9.3% in San Francisco
$4,574/mo
$162 more than San Francisco
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
14% cheaper than San Francisco
vs $1239k in San Francisco
989k
vs 4.6M in San Francisco
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
San Francisco keeps to 312 pleasant days a year.
Lighter on events: San Francisco packs 2.7× more into a month.
55/100
34% lower than San Francisco
vs 83/100 in San Francisco
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
0% lower than San Francisco
vs 99/100 in San Francisco
51
54% fewer than San Francisco
vs 111 nonstops in San Francisco
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