on $100k a year, leaving Honolulu
changea dispatch from
kansas city
MO
39.10°N
94.58°W
Kansas City is barbecue (burnt ends are a local invention), jazz (the 18th and Vine district fed Charlie Parker and Count Basie), and fountains everywhere you turn. The city straddles two states and doesn't make a big deal out of it. The Plaza shopping district looks like Seville, which is delightfully odd for the Midwest. Friendly here means genuinely friendly.
the verdict
lighter monthly cost than Honolulu
In Kansas City, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
47% cheaper than Honolulu(vs $2,843/mo)
4.7%
$525/mo less in state tax than Honolulu
vs 11% in Honolulu
$6,440/mo
$1,866 more than Honolulu
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
69% cheaper than Honolulu
vs $1061k in Honolulu
2.2M
vs 989k in Honolulu
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Honolulu actually gets more: 316 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 26 days below 20° here, 0 in Honolulu.
Things to do run about even with Honolulu.
56/100
2% higher than Honolulu
vs 55/100 in Honolulu
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
5% lower than Honolulu
vs 99/100 in Honolulu
43
16% fewer than Honolulu
vs 51 nonstops in Honolulu
in the same ballpark as kansas city:
