Compare the actual work environment, not only the city label. Look at office size, industry mix, staffing model, travel norms, leadership, and where people are promoted or transfer.

Two offices in the same firm can offer different day-to-day experiences even with identical title and pay.

Talk to consultants in both offices and ask the same questions about project mix, local staffing, collaboration with other offices, and lifestyle.

Rank the factors that matter to you before the conversations. That reduces the chance you choose based on one charismatic contact.

I have seen people get stuck here because they treat every detail as equally important. Prioritizing one thing first made my answers much stronger.

I had a partner push me on something similar. The best feedback I got was to acknowledge the issue directly instead of trying to talk around it.