same $100k income, fresh start from Spartanburg
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 Spartanburg
Honolulu costs noticeably more than Spartanburg. You'd be paying for Honolulu itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
98% more expensive than Spartanburg(vs $1,434/mo)
11%
$375/mo more in state tax than Spartanburg
vs 6.5% in Spartanburg
$4,574/mo
$1,784 less than Spartanburg
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
283% more expensive than Spartanburg
vs $277k in Spartanburg
989k
vs 383k in Spartanburg
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Spartanburg only manages 191 of those.
A month here packs 6.3× the events of Spartanburg.
55/100
19% lower than Spartanburg
vs 68/100 in Spartanburg
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
29% higher than Spartanburg
vs 77/100 in Spartanburg
51
155% more than Spartanburg
vs 20 nonstops in Spartanburg
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