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San Francisco has been voted one of the worst places to live in the world and the worst place to The list of worst and best places to live has just been revealed and is based on InterNations's third annual Expat City Ranking , a poll of 20, expats around the globe. The survey looks at factors such as work life, the quality of urban living and the local cost of living. Compare these results to a recent report on the 20 most dangerous places to live. The US cities considered the worst places to live include San Francisco coming in at number 77 of 82 cities worldwide , Los Angeles ranked 76 and New York City ranked Partly due to its expensive housing, San Francisco has been named one of the world's worst places to According to Zeeck, New York has continuously lost ground since when it ranked 32nd out of 51, overall.
The city ranked 46th out of 72 cities in Indeed, the three cities are regarded very negatively for housing and finance. All three cities also perform poorly in the Quality of Urban Living Index, especially regarding the availability and affordability of healthcare. Los Angeles also receives very bad ratings in the local transportation subcategory. New York City—a great place to visit, but ranked as one of the worst cities to live in the US.
Of the 82 cities worldwide, a total of seven US cities are featured in the ranking, and their results were mediocre. Rounding out the list for US cities are Miami coming in at number 27 , Houston ranked 35 , Chicago ranked 37 and Boston ranked Another issue: personal safety. In , Miami comes in 27th place out of 82 cities, making it the best US city featured.
A factor in the Quality of Urban Living Index that cannot be actively controlled is also loved by expats: the local climate and weather. The best city in the world to live is Taipei, which has a high quality of life. Read on for the list of the 10 worst places to live in , along with comments from some survey respondents. We also list the 10 best countries to live. You can view the complete list here.
Kuwait City ranked 82 out of 82 countries overall : Kuwait City ranks 82nd out of 82 cities, coming in last place. Rome ranked 81 overall : Rome is again voted the worst European city for expats, placing 81st out of 82 cities in the Expat City Ranking , only ahead of Kuwait City on a global scale.
Milan ranked 80 overall : Milan comes third to last, in 80th place out of 82 cities, ranking low across the board. Lagos, Nigeria ranked 79 overall : Lagos ranks among the worst cities for expats in the world and is even voted the worst in the Quality of Urban Living Index.
Aside from a decent ranking 40th due to the local climate and weather, Lagos can be found among the bottom 10 for each factor within this index. Expats are especially unhappy with the local transportation, political stability and their personal safety. Paris ranked 78 overall : Placing 78th out of 82 cities, Paris ranks among the bottom five cities for expats. Close to two in five expats find the Parisians generally unfriendly. Los Angeles ranked 76 overall : Los Angeles ranks in the bottom 10 cities and expats do not have many positives to share.
However, the city is loved for its local climate and weather 4th —only beaten by Lisbon 3rd , Miami 2nd ,and Barcelona 1st. Lima ranked 75 overall : Lima is the only Central and South American city in the bottom The city ranks worst in the Quality of Urban Living Index, and almost three in five respondents are unhappy with local transportation, and close to three in 10 worry about their personal safety.
Around six in seven expats rate the local cost of living in New York negatively, and over three in 10 even describe it as very bad. Yangon ranked 73 overall : In 73rd place, Yangon is the only Asian city that ranks among the bottom But the low Quality of Urban Living Index puts it far behind other cities. The only blind spot seems to be the quality of life in the city. However, the local cost of living seems to be a disadvantage. In Montreal, which ranks as the best city to live in North America.
Lisbon: Lisbon has been voted among the top 10 cities worldwide for getting settled 6th and the quality of life 10th. Barcelona: Nearly every expat is happy with the local climate and the local leisure options in the city. However, expats in Barcelona are less happy with their work life 42nd and with finance and housing 42nd. In fact, not one respondent in Zug is dissatisfied with the local transportation, the quality of the environment or their personal safety.
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