same $100k income, fresh start from Wichita
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 Wichita
Honolulu costs noticeably more than Wichita. You'd be paying for Honolulu itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
142% more expensive than Wichita(vs $1,173/mo)
11%
$442/mo more in state tax than Wichita
vs 5.7% in Wichita
$4,574/mo
$2,111 less than Wichita
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
379% more expensive than Wichita
vs $221k in Wichita
989k
vs 653k in Wichita
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Wichita only manages 164 of those.
A real upgrade on things to do: 5.3× Wichita's pace.
55/100
6% higher than Wichita
vs 52/100 in Wichita
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
43% higher than Wichita
vs 69/100 in Wichita
51
364% more than Wichita
vs 11 nonstops in Wichita
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