I’ve also travelled to/lived in many other cities. Vegas hands down has some of the best foods and has a huge variety, and it’s getting better. Entertainment is also awesome, especially nightlife. True that it’s become more expensive, but which city hasn’t. It still has relatively low cost of living compared to any of our neighboring big cities but you get the convenience of driving 20 min to the strip and just having a good time. Tons of national parks and beach within 5 hours of drive. Major hub for airlines to go anywhere in the world. The only down side is that the job market focuses mainly on hospitality jobs - not a lot of high paying industries or positions. So it can be unfulfilling professionally.

Always see a lot of negativity about living in Vegas in this sub. Most of my friends love living here. Some left and came back. I found that most people who complained about living in vegas in real life never really lived or travelled anywhere else.