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Since this is personal finance, I'll put some numbers to it. I currently live in the LA area, which is where I grew up, so I have the benefit of family & friends nearby. I make $82,000/year gross. While I don't *hate* my job, I do find it boring because I don't see myself there long-term, mainly because I don't feel like I'm challenged/learning/growing. So, I am actively looking to get out. I'm being offered a chance to work on something more exciting, doing project management for international development work; the social impact is what attracts me and it also involves 1 week of foreign travel per month, which I like. However, it's for a non-profit organization based in NYC and the pay would be $70,000/year gross.

My current rent in the LA area (suburb) is roughly $800/month with bills for a large bedroom with my own bathroom in a shared house. I don't think I'll get anything close to that in New York (expecting to pay more for less).

Looking for advice, or to hear from any of you who also had to make a similar decision before... Would you take a $12,000 gross pay cut to live in a more expensive city (which means the net pay cut is probably worse) just because you feel you would be happier at the new job? I think I could live on $70K in NYC and still save if I am frugal, but the thought of taking a pay cut and saving less annually just hurts. P.S. I'm in my late-twenties.
<bot>: Should I take pay cut from $82K to $70K to move from California (home, comfortable, decent rent, unhappy at work) to NYC for a happier/more exciting job life?