<prompt> Human: Im looking to move soon and I live in a big city Miami. Currently, due to traffic, it takes me an hour to get to work, and an hour to get home every day. So my girlfriend and I are looking around for places, and I started to think about if I rather sacrifice my money the closer you get to my job, the more expensive it is to live, or my time the further from work, the more affordable.Im curious what you guys think, if you have any input on this? Would you rather live further away but be able to afford a nicer, more spacious place, or live very close while having to pay a considerable amount more, for less space?  <response>: Thats an emotionally driven question, not a financial one. Make a budget and see if you can even afford to move closer, then decide if you can part with X more money.The problem with moving to the city is two-fold: High rent AND higher cost of living, except of course youd have lower commuting costs.Personally, I did it and couldnt be happier with the decision, it was only a 150month jump in rent though. 