<prompt> Human: I currently live in a rural part of South Georgia North Florida where the cost of living is pretty low. Ive lived here all my life and Im ready to get out. Ive been living out of my parents home for about two years now with a roommate. Im interested in moving across the country to Seattle, WA. However, this would be a huge increase to my cost of living. I am a paramedic and I make decent money, but Im not sure how I could make it work moving to a new city and getting established. I know the first months would be the hardest and I would adapt after that. I have no debt except for my car I bought a few months ago. I just wanted to see if any of you had made a similar move and how you did it. Also, if Im posting in the wrong sub just let me know and Ill xpost it somewhere else. Thanks yall Edit: Seattle isnt something thats set in stone. I guess Im trying to ask this in the context of moving to any city with a higher cost of living  <response>: Set up a budget. Google average pay rate where you want to live, along with average housing rent, mortgage costs, and go from there. 