Best Cities Besides NY For IB?

I'm trying to break into IB through a semi-target school and curious what are some good options besides New York for working in Investment Banking. LA and SF are doable, but also super expensive and mismanaged as shit.

I've head good things about Chicago (still don't like the idea of it), Charlotte,  Dallas, and Boston.

Where would you rank cities for IB?

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Its only expensive because you dont know where to look. People who aren't born in the city and want to move here have this perception that NYC is sooo expensive. That is false, only Manhattan and Brooklyn (has been gentrified because of people coming from OOS) has become extremely expensive. You can live comfortably in the other boroughs (Queens, Staten Island, The Bronx) with affordable rent. 
 

Compensation wise… NYC pays extremely well because the cost of living is high (in Manhattan)

 

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