LONDON, November 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
Chicago is the world's most fun
city to live in, while Melbourne
comes in second, Lisbon third and
New York fourth, according to the
Time Out City Index. 20,000 people in 18 cities worldwide were
asked over 80 questions to measure their cities' food and drink
scene, inspiration, vibrancy, community, sociability and
affordability.
Chicago came out top in
this research by Time Out, the trusted global brand for inspiring
and enabling people to make the most of their city, because of its
superb restaurant and bar scene, strong community feel and
affordability. It's the best city to have a friendly chat with a
stranger, go on dates and for a great work-life balance.
Melbourne claims second
place overall, but beats all other cities when it comes to
inspiration and quality of life. 58% find life easy and three
quarters of residents love living there.
Lisbon, number three, is
the world's most sociable city. This is the place to make friends
and find love and where people feel the least lonely. Lisbon, alongside Mexico City, is also the cheapest city for a
night out (average cost of $34, vs
$118 in Miami and $119
in Dubai).
New York is fourth in
the Index, but it's the most tolerant, dynamic and exciting city.
Unbeatable for latest culture - think arts, nightlife, style, music
- there's always something new to do (say 82%). It's no surprise
that New Yorkers go out the most (6.4 times a month). But this is
also where less than one in ten find it easy to live and finding
love is hard: it's the city with the toughest dating scene (3% like
it, vs 42% in Mexico City).
Lisbon might be the best
city for love, but Paris
lives up to its amorous reputation as people have the most sex (1.6
a week vs 0.6 in Tokyo). In
Singapore people cheat on
their partner the least and Mexico
City is number one for affairs and Miami for threesomes.
Barcelona is the hotspot
for a tipsy lunch and for sex in the office, despite having the
shortest working hours (38 hours a week). Madrid follows with 39 hours but is the
least happy with their work-life balance. Dubai clocks up the longest working hours
(47 per week) which might be the reason that friends are mostly
made through work.
Mexico City is the least
stressed (22%), while Tokyo
(44%), Hong Kong (37%) and
London (34%) are the
most.
London, praised by
residents for its vibrancy, tolerance and culture, is vying with
Sydney for the title of the
world hangover capital and one-night stand hotspot.
Tokyo and
Paris are the most cultured
cities; in no other city do residents go to the theatres or museums
more (28 times a year vs 16 in Hong
Kong and Miami).
Nightlife is king in Madrid
where people go clubbing twice as much as people in other
cities.
Tokyo residents love to
share their food on Instagram (48% post pictures) whereas the most
calories are being counted in Los
Angeles.
Making friends is the hardest in Dubai where people have the smallest
number of good friends, whereas Sydney has the biggest (9 vs 17).
Miami and Sao Paolo
residents claim on average 756 and 681 social media friends
respectively (Lisbon 119).
People in Hong Kong connect
most often with friends online but are the least likely to know
their neighbours, and Kuala
Lumpur is most likely to use dating apps (19%).
Mexico City and Sao
Paolo take the crown for the longest commutes (over 45 minutes
daily vs 27 in Lisbon).
Sarah Bartlett, CMO of Time Out
Group commented: "If there's one thing that
Time Out really knows and loves, it's cities.
We've been dedicated to discovering their best bits
for many years. With our first Time Out City Index we started to
also document urban life around the world and we found great
insights: for food and culture, Chicago and NYC are buzzing, Lisbon is the place to find love and
Londoners love the capital's vibrancy, tolerance and
culture."
Read the full Time Out City Index here
http://www.timeout.com/cityindex
Notes to Editors
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About the Time Out City Index
20,000 interviews were conducted across 18 global cities between
in October 2016. To track the quality
of pleasure-seeking, participants were questioned on a variety of
aspects of city living and the Index was calculated through a
scoring system over six dimensions: Dynamism, Inspiration, Food
& Drink, Community, Sociability, Affordability. The survey was
conducted by Tapestry Research.
About Time Out Group
Time Out is the trusted global platform that inspires and
enables its users to experience the best of the city. Operating in
108 cities, across 39 countries, it has a monthly global audience
reach of 137 million across all channels.
Time Out has been discovering the brilliant and searching out
the secret and extraordinary since 1968. If you want to know
about food, drink, nightlife, attractions, art, culture,
shopping and travel, then Time Out is your social companion. With a
world-class digital platform and top-quality curated content, Time
Out connects brands and local businesses to the city. Now Time Out
Market is taking that to the next stage, bringing the best of the
city together under one roof enabling people to discover, book,
live and share their experiences.
In the evolving digital world, the platform's expertise and
growing community of Time Outers and Tastemakers put the best of
the city in the palm of your hand. We are global, and no one knows
local better than we do.
SOURCE Time Out Group