I've lived a few places on the east coast basically, all lower cost of living. But I've been freelancing with folks in SF and Chicago, so the differential is in

I've lived a few places on the east coast basically, all lower cost of living. But I've been freelancing with folks in SF and Chicago, so the differential is in my favor. I started freelancing in grad school, so I've pretty much always been moonlighting and choosing my own hours (in addition to the "day job" of grad school).