with $100k coming in, swapping out of Tallahassee
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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more expensive each month than Tallahassee
Honolulu costs noticeably more than Tallahassee. You'd be paying for Honolulu itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
86% more expensive than Tallahassee(vs $1,527/mo)
11%
$917/mo more in state tax than Tallahassee
vs 0% in Tallahassee
$4,574/mo
$2,232 less than Tallahassee
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
268% more expensive than Tallahassee
vs $289k in Tallahassee
989k
vs 393k in Tallahassee
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Tallahassee only manages 186 of those.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 47.5× more on the calendar than Tallahassee.
55/100
5% lower than Tallahassee
vs 58/100 in Tallahassee
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
29% higher than Tallahassee
vs 77/100 in Tallahassee
51
629% more than Tallahassee
vs 7 nonstops in Tallahassee
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