with $100k coming in, swapping out of Tucson
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 Tucson
Honolulu costs noticeably more than Tucson. You'd be paying for Honolulu itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
97% more expensive than Tucson(vs $1,444/mo)
11%
$708/mo more in state tax than Tucson
vs 2.5% in Tucson
$4,574/mo
$2,107 less than Tucson
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
201% more expensive than Tucson
vs $352k in Tucson
989k
vs 1.1M in Tucson
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Tucson only manages 202 of those.
188% more happening than in Tucson.
55/100
17% lower than Tucson
vs 66/100 in Tucson
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
48% higher than Tucson
vs 67/100 in Tucson
51
219% more than Tucson
vs 16 nonstops in Tucson
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