same $100k income, fresh start from York
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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pricier each month than York
Honolulu doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Honolulu is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
109% more expensive than York(vs $1,361/mo)
11%
$661/mo more in state tax than York
vs 3.07% in York
$4,574/mo
$2,143 less than York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
242% more expensive than York
vs $310k in York
989k
vs 465k in York
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
York only logs 159 pleasant days.
95.0× the events of York, and the calendar shows it.
55/100
14% lower than York
vs 64/100 in York
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
6% higher than York
vs 93/100 in York
51
325% more than York
vs 12 nonstops in York
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