I want to agree but this problem is kind of weird. If the situation was reversed, would you still say it’s fair because a worker gets paid for his/her value to

I want to agree but this problem is kind of weird. If the situation was reversed, would you still say it’s fair because a worker gets paid for his/her value to the company? For instance, let’s say you were working for a company in a rural area. Your pay is perfectly average for your position and others in your position at other companies get an equal salary. Your company asks you to relocate to their office in central NYC, for the same job you’re doing now. Your cost of living doubles as a result. (Hypothetical amount) Should they increase your pay to account for this? I sure do, but then why would the opposite be so wrong? I agree that you are paid for your value to the company, but we also can’t pretend like CoL is the same everywhere. Edit: After posting this I remembered this was a big discussion in politics in my country recently. Dutch Call Centre’s were relocating to Spain during summer breaks and offering Dutch students jobs there (advertised using the fact that it’s Spain and you can party). As a result the companies would offer the students a lower wage since Spain’s minimum wage is a lot lower than the dutch one.