$100k salary, packing up from Honolulu
changea dispatch from
orlando
FL
28.54°N
81.38°W
Orlando is theme parks plus lake-dotted residential neighborhoods, a surprisingly good food scene, and one of the fastest-growing tech hubs in the south. Winter Park is a charming brick-street pocket of art and brunch. The summer afternoon thunderstorms roll in at 3pm like clockwork. There's a swamp boardwalk within 15 minutes of wherever you are.
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less monthly outlay than Honolulu
Move to Orlando and the monthly math gets easier. Honolulu's rent is the headline; Orlando's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,937/mo
32% cheaper than Honolulu(vs $2,843/mo)
0%
$917/mo less in state tax than Honolulu
vs 11% in Honolulu
$6,396/mo
$1,822 more than Honolulu
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$402k
62% cheaper than Honolulu
vs $1061k in Honolulu
2.8M
vs 989k in Honolulu
field notes, weather & such.
216
pleasant days a year, in orlando.
Honolulu has the edge here, logging 316 pleasant days a year.
A real upgrade on things to do: 1.6× Honolulu's pace.
62/100
13% higher than Honolulu
vs 55/100 in Honolulu
Closest outdoor draw: Wekiwa Springs State Park, 18.4 mi.
97/100
2% lower than Honolulu
vs 99/100 in Honolulu
146
186% more than Honolulu
vs 51 nonstops in Honolulu
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