with $100k coming in, swapping out of Sarasota
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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the monthly premium over Sarasota
Honolulu doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Honolulu is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
34% more expensive than Sarasota(vs $2,121/mo)
11%
$917/mo more in state tax than Sarasota
vs 0% in Sarasota
$4,574/mo
$1,638 less than Sarasota
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
151% more expensive than Sarasota
vs $423k in Sarasota
989k
vs 262k in Sarasota
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Sarasota barely cracks 249 pleasant ones.
A real upgrade on things to do: 31.7× Sarasota's pace.
55/100
7% lower than Sarasota
vs 59/100 in Sarasota
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
3% higher than Sarasota
vs 96/100 in Sarasota
51
750% more than Sarasota
vs 6 nonstops in Sarasota
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