$100k salary, packing up from Honolulu
changea dispatch from
san antonio
TX
29.42°N
98.49°W
San Antonio wraps the River Walk through downtown like a Venetian canal trail (much shorter, but lined with mariachi and margaritas). The Alamo sits in the middle of it all, the five Spanish missions are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the puffy tacos are unlike Tex-Mex anywhere else. Fiesta in April is essentially a 10-day citywide block party. It's bigger and prouder than outsiders expect.
in our guides
the verdict
under Honolulu, every month
San Antonio is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,394/mo
51% cheaper than Honolulu(vs $2,843/mo)
0%
$917/mo less in state tax than Honolulu
vs 11% in Honolulu
$6,939/mo
$2,365 more than Honolulu
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
74% cheaper than Honolulu
vs $1061k in Honolulu
2.7M
vs 989k in Honolulu
field notes, weather & such.
167
pleasant days a year, in san antonio.
Honolulu actually gets more: 316 pleasant days a year. The trade is summer: 59 days above 95°, vs 0 in Honolulu.
About as much going on as in Honolulu.
49/100
11% lower than Honolulu
vs 55/100 in Honolulu
Closest outdoor draw: Guadalupe River State Park, 30 mi.
97/100
2% lower than Honolulu
vs 99/100 in Honolulu
35
31% fewer than Honolulu
vs 51 nonstops in Honolulu
neighbors of san antonio on the map of tradeoffs:
