But it is the truth. Where else can you buy a house 10 miles from downtown in a safe and quiet suburb. When I was looking for a job, I knew that I could have gone to DC or NY for a job that would pay like 60K out of school, but instead I stayed in Pittsburgh and got a job for less than that and bought a house, a car, and got married. If I was making more money in another city, I would have to spend way more for housing, parking, entertainment, etc. and I would not have had the funds to have the life that I have now.