<prompt> Human: My fiances company wants to relocate her us from Chicago to NYC. Her current branch is being eliminated along with her current position. Her new job would be at headquarters in lower Manhattan. Shes making 90k right now and was just offered a bump in pay to 95k plus moving expenses to make up for COL. From my research, her bump would need to be much higher to maintain the same standard of living in NYC. Has anyone had a similar experience? Should she counter? How much?Alternatively, we could look for a different job in the Midwest Milwaukee? and maintain the same standards of living while she makes less.Our current rent is around 1750month. Similar places in Manhattan around 2500-3000. Milwaukee would be around 1200-1500?  <response>: NYC is crazy expensive. A 5k bump up does not seem adequate. Even if you live in North Jersey, the real estate taxes, auto insurance and schooling is expensive, not to mention how crowded it is. Have a relative in East Rutherford in an old 400k house, paying 12kyr in real estate taxes alone. I live in PA and pay 13 of that in taxes. 