<prompt> Human: I am currently living in a small town in the midwest on a above average budget with minimal cost of living concerns. I am being asked to relocate to Boston with a new salary of just a little over 61k with a 25 lump sum. In my mind, this isnt horrible, but I am unsure of the cost of living in Boston to decide whether or not this is a good financial move.More info: I will be a 24 male at that point with a Masters degree. I have a wife and do have some college debt between the both of us. I do not currently own a house and we have two paid off vehicles.Everything else aside experience, career objectives, etc., can we sustain ourselves in this move? Or is this not a good enough financial move?Edit: Thank you so much for the overwhelmingly amount of personal experiences and advice! I still have some time to weigh my options, but I feel much more prepared for the decision than I did a few days ago.  <response>: 61k aint bad, youll certainly survive, but theres a lotta money to be made in Boston. Im from there and my friends who are 3ish years out of college are all making more than that. You gotta think, copsstate troopers in Mass make six figures. Things to consider:Housing is expensive. As another poster said, these are good youngstarter neighborhoods: BrightonAllston, Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, Quincy, ArlingtonMass transit either sucks or is great totally depending on where you liveLots of taxesfees to do anything like, 6.25 tax to the state when you buy a car on top of what the car costsBoston is a great city, lots of money to be made there, great people, great culture, but 61k is okay, like a starting salary if you have no support network. Youre gonna wanna bump that up ASAP. One of the reasons I moved away. Also, theres pronounced, underlying racism that people dont like to talk about. Its actually one of the whitest cities in America 