I'm an RN currently working in Ontario, Canada. I make about $30 US/hour and I can't even afford to buy a 1 bedroom apartment in my city. Out of my $62k salary, I only get to keep half and I have to do split shifts because I don't have seniority so I barely have any time and money because of commuting 2 times more a day. I got a job offer down south in a wealthy suburb of Chicago. Base salary is $45/hour, full healthcare coverage, dental, pension plan (best 5 years average), physio, eye, RMTs, etc. Also 6 weeks of vacation and 12 sick days. The schedule is evening 6 pm – 2 am 5 days a week. The cost of living is also significantly lower, a 2,500 sqft house costs less than a 1 bedroom apartment here in my city currently. I'm conflicted, I know that America is overall a worse country for average folks like me by a long mile compared to Canada. But I'm tired of my job, I took a 25% pay decrease in the past 5 years due to inflation and virtually zero cost of living pay increase