Well... I moved out of Stockholm because living in a big city means dealing with lots of things that will just steal your lifetime. The commutes were horrible,

Well... I moved out of Stockholm because living in a big city means dealing with lots of things that will just steal your lifetime. The commutes were horrible, and housing was expensive. I now live outside a town of 120.000 people with big forrests nearby, and a 17 minute commute to work. Our house cost one million SEK less than our 60m2 apartment. I couldn't imagine living in a big city anymore. Just moving from a big city gave me more than an hour less commutes, 200m to a big forrest (as in I could easily walk a day in any direction without crossing a road worth being called a road) and a 1500m2 garden where my dog and child can enjoy themselves. Sure, my salary is a bit less, but so are my costs. My loans are lower and cheaper, I pay much less for transportation and counting my commute I work one hour less per day.