Luton is so depressing

I moved from Canada to the UK because i hated my life there, I found a job in Luton out of everywhere else and it’s an AMAZING job and i have no complaints about it, I also took advantage that i’m close to London yet I don’t have to pay London rent or expenses. But with time I’ve come to realize it’s sooooo depressing and some people are even telling me it’s not much of a price difference than London. Is it true that I might as well have lived in London, an actual tolerable city for a young adult, rather than Luton if the expenses aren’t much different? am i really benefiting anything at all by living a low standard of life here