I'm not unhappy, but I'm not necessarily happy with current status quo either. I think a large part of this has to do with my location and crowd. It's a very white town (racism is well and truly alive), it's a long way from being multicultural. Locals are very cliquish nor do they see a need to involve new people/foreigners into their friend group, which is understandable. Internation crowds here can be very transient - the people who work regional for Visa purposes and then leave as soon as they can for bigger cities. After a while, you get sick and tired of investing in people who are always leaving. Career wise, there wouldn't be pay increment for another 2 years, not in this economy. The company is ok, an improvement from my previous. Rent and insurances increases year on year, above inflation rate as aways. I'm mostly comfortable but I'm considering moving to another regional area/trying remote work for a professional challenge and better pay - this will mean social life will either be the same or much worse.

Has anyone been in a similar position? What did you do?