same $100k income, fresh start from Honolulu
changea dispatch from
memphis
TN
35.15°N
90.05°W
Memphis is dry-rub ribs, Beale Street neon, and the rooms where Stax and Sun Records changed pop music forever. Graceland is a tourist pilgrimage that's still genuinely moving. The Mississippi rolls past, the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel is essential, and the BBQ debate (rib joints vs. the chopped-pork houses) is a local pastime. Soulful in the literal sense.
in our guides
the verdict
cheaper each month than Honolulu
Move to Memphis and the monthly math gets easier. Honolulu's rent is the headline; Memphis's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
49% cheaper than Honolulu(vs $2,843/mo)
0%
$917/mo less in state tax than Honolulu
vs 11% in Honolulu
$6,897/mo
$2,323 more than Honolulu
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
77% cheaper than Honolulu
vs $1061k in Honolulu
1.3M
vs 989k in Honolulu
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Honolulu actually gets more: 316 pleasant days a year.
Lighter on events: Honolulu packs 2.6× more into a month.
56/100
2% higher than Honolulu
vs 55/100 in Honolulu
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
10% lower than Honolulu
vs 99/100 in Honolulu
32
37% fewer than Honolulu
vs 51 nonstops in Honolulu
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