<prompt> Human: I recently received an offer to work at a well known company in California, making nearly twice as much as I do now living in Arkansas. I currently work at a well-known fortune 50 making 60k. However, my SO works at another local company making 40k-120k generally 80k, but it varies based on completed goals. She is a hard worker, so its never under 80K. She is a claims adjuster. The company in California is small in employee population and is likely to grow significantly over the next decade, but the general population knows who they are. My current company is fully grown and owns their market worldwide, but only IT professionals would really know and understand who they are.Im conflicted because this is a GREAT opportunity for me, while my wife gets shafted from her great job, and we collectively would make less in an area that costs more to live. However, LA has plenty of jobs so she would be able to find one quickly as she has the skills and degrees. Long term this would be a great move, but Im just not sure how really calculate the difference in cost of living and how to really compare these two situations. Im so conflicted. Please help!edit: The job is in Santa Monica.  <response>: You should be talking to your wife about this as it is a drastic lifestyle change. Maybe take a short trip to the area? Get a feel for it. Not much we can help you with here. 