same $100k income, fresh start from Tampa
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 each month than Tampa ran you
Honolulu costs noticeably more than Tampa. You'd be paying for Honolulu itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
42% more expensive than Tampa(vs $1,996/mo)
11%
$917/mo more in state tax than Tampa
vs 0% in Tampa
$4,574/mo
$1,763 less than Tampa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
184% more expensive than Tampa
vs $374k in Tampa
989k
vs 3.3M in Tampa
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Tampa only manages 243 of those.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.0× more on the calendar than Tampa.
55/100
11% lower than Tampa
vs 62/100 in Tampa
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
8% higher than Tampa
vs 92/100 in Tampa
51
25% fewer than Tampa
vs 68 nonstops in Tampa
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