$100k salary, packing up from Springfield
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 Springfield
A real premium for Honolulu. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
49% more expensive than Springfield(vs $1,913/mo)
11%
$500/mo more in state tax than Springfield
vs 5% in Springfield
$4,574/mo
$1,430 less than Springfield
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
185% more expensive than Springfield
vs $373k in Springfield
989k
vs 460k in Springfield
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Springfield only manages 147 of those.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 15.8× more on the calendar than Springfield.
55/100
17% lower than Springfield
vs 66/100 in Springfield
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
14% higher than Springfield
vs 87/100 in Springfield
51
96% more than Springfield
vs 26 nonstops in Springfield
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