I agree with this. I’m born and raised in Brighton but have lived in London for the last 25 years (since I was 21). My wife is from up north but has no interest in moving there, but has expressed an interest in moving to Brighton. But house prices are very similar, other expenses mostly...
This pretty much exactly sums up my situation. I’m fortunate to have a pretty good salary that many would class as ‘rich’ I’m sure. But I’m also heavily mortgaged and with significant expenses with two young kids living in London (which I need to do for said salary, albeit I do like London)...