Question: I want to express a situation to a friend saying the following:

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> I have received two offers. The first one is of a good salary, but I did not
>  like the city, while regarding the 2nd offer, it is of a lower salary but
>  the city is awesome. I do not know whether or not I should sacrifice the
>  salary for living in a nice city.
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I would like to find an alternative word for the word "sacrifice" in the last sentence, and I do not know if my attempt is right or wrong.
My attempt to re-write the last sentence is:

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> I do not know whether or not I should forgo the salary 
>  for living in a nice city.
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Please help me to find the best alternative for the word "sacrifice" in the last sentence.

Answer: 
*Sacrifice* often has the connotation of giving up something you already had:

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> **To surrender or give up (something)** for the attainment of some higher advantage or dearer object. 
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If I had a well-paying job in a crummy city, and I was offered a worse-paying job in a preferable city, I might consider sacrificing my high salary for the better living conditions.

*Forgo*, on the other hand, has the connotation of not partaking in something that you do not yet have:

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> To abstain from, go without, deny to oneself; **to let go or pass, omit to take or use;** to give up, part with, relinquish, renounce, resign.
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I think that "forgo" is a better choice here, since you do not yet have either job. That said, both options would be perfectly understandable.

(Both definitions are from the OED.)
I agree with Michael Seifert on this one. 

You are comparing the pros and cons of these two job opportunities. 
And you can't really sacrifice something you don't have. 
So your sentence could look something like:

"I have received two offers. The first one is of a good salary, but I did not like the city, while regarding the 2nd offer, it is of a lower salary but the city is awesome. I do not know whether or not if I should [settle for a lower salary, so I can live] in a nice city."

I say settle, because when you settle for something, you are accepting or agreeing to something that is less than satisfactory.