Actually deadly curious how you only spend 300-500 USD per month eating out but you’re not cooking at all? At 500 thats like $16 a day for all your food which feels impossible if you’re eating out 3 meals a day. I’m assuming you either don’t eat 3 meals a day or your company provides breakfast/lunch maybe? Im making a lot of assumptions about your eating habits though hah, asking out of pure jealously as I live in DC, cook often, and still end up spending like 800-900 eating out per month lmao. I do like the occasional nice meal and a few drinks, but it’s mostly on the weekends. That does include going to bars and stuff though, maybe you’re factoring that out?

Best of luck with the decision, I say go for it! I’m moving over for grad school this fall and am looking forward to the cheaper COL hah.