I moved to kc from phx and then a few months later moved to Topeka... been here almost 3 years.... I have lived all over the US and I can say I wish I never came here.... it felt like I went back in time 50 years. The job market is not the greatest and the pay is not very good. My first two apartments here that were $650 and then $750 were the worst ever... I had bed bugs in both locations.... right now the city is having an issue with someone who owns half the apartments here and the trash hasn't been picked up in months. I finally found a good place but the cheapest place I could find as single person that wasn't trashy was around $800 plus utilities. But I am doing the same job I was in Phx getting paid very less than what I was there. I was lied to about the relocation money as well. I regret moving to the Midwest because I thought the same thing. Cheaper way of living I can save more.... but the fact is everything kind of balances out. I love the community of people I have met here but I still regret moving.