same $100k income, fresh start from Honolulu
changea dispatch from
milwaukee
WI
43.04°N
87.91°W
Milwaukee is beer (the Pabst and Miller legacy still hangs in the air), bratwurst (with the proper amount of mustard, please), and a Lake Michigan shoreline that goes on forever. Frozen custard is a regional specialty and a serious one. The Calatrava-designed art museum has wings that literally open and close on Lake Michigan. Friendly here means you'll have a new friend by the second beer.
the verdict
cheaper each month than Honolulu
Milwaukee is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,504/mo
47% cheaper than Honolulu(vs $2,843/mo)
6.27%
$394/mo less in state tax than Honolulu
vs 11% in Honolulu
$6,307/mo
$1,733 more than Honolulu
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$394k
63% cheaper than Honolulu
vs $1061k in Honolulu
1.6M
vs 989k in Honolulu
field notes, weather & such.
149
pleasant days a year, in milwaukee.
Honolulu gets 316 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 62 days drop below 20° vs Honolulu's 0.
About as much going on as in Honolulu.
61/100
11% higher than Honolulu
vs 55/100 in Honolulu
Closest outdoor draw: Chain O'Lakes State Park, 44.1 mi.
98/100
1% lower than Honolulu
vs 99/100 in Honolulu
30
41% fewer than Honolulu
vs 51 nonstops in Honolulu
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