same $100k income, fresh start from San Jose
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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lighter monthly cost than San Jose
Not a fortune, but real money. Honolulu runs cheaper than San Jose month over month.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
18% cheaper than San Jose(vs $3,470/mo)
11%
$142/mo more in state tax than San Jose
vs 9.3% in San Jose
$4,574/mo
$486 more than San Jose
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
41% cheaper than San Jose
vs $1796k in San Jose
989k
vs 1.9M in San Jose
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
San Jose barely cracks 283 pleasant ones.
1.5× the events of San Jose, and the calendar shows it.
55/100
21% lower than San Jose
vs 70/100 in San Jose
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
4% higher than San Jose
vs 95/100 in San Jose
51
76% more than San Jose
vs 29 nonstops in San Jose
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