The World’s Best Cities For Millennials Revealed

The world’s best cities for millennials have been revealed in a new study - and it is Berlin that takes the top spot.

The study looked at factors such as housing affordability, quality of nightlife, the economy, immigration tolerance and youth migration. And it found that the German capital beats the likes of London, which is in third place, Manchester (10th), New York (8th) and even Melbourne (21st).

The research, by apartment search engine Nestpick, focused on the four main areas of the business ecosystem, the essentials (housing, food and so on), openness, and recreation, ranking factors on a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high).

And it found the world’s top city based on this is cosmopolitan Berlin, with a 24/7 nightlife, a thriving start-up scene and gender equality with a strong LGBT community.

Berlin also receives a 10 out of 10 ranking for its nightlife scene and also scores highly on factors including food, transport, immigration tolerance, festivals and, of course, beer.

Coming in second is the Canadian city of Montreal, which scores particularly highly on immigration tolerance, being LGBT friendly and its festival scene.

The first UK city on the list is third-place London, which is praised for its flourishing start-up scene, respect for personal freedom and choice and ready access to contraception.

Amsterdam comes in fourth, living up to its laidback reputation.

It scores 10 for respect for personal freedom and choice and noted for its gender equality and festivals.

Rounding off the top five is the second Canadian city on the list - Toronto, which also impressed with its business start-up scene. Coming in sixth is Vancouver, also in Canada, followed by Barcelona, while New York City, in eighth, is the only US city in the top ten. Rounding off the top 10 is another German city, Cologne, in ninth and just beating Manchester.

The first city in Australia to appear on the list is Melbourne at 21, beating the likes of Sydney (24th), Adelaide (66th), Brisbane (73rd), Canberra (94th) and Perth (99th). Packed with bustling laneway bars and late night hot spots, Melbourne scores a stellar 9.8 for nightlife.

It is also rated 9.3 for immigration tolerance and 9.1 for respect for personal freedom and choice. Other UK cities to make the full list of 110 cities are Bristol (12th), Glasgow (19th), Birmingham (23rd), Edinburgh (58th) and Coventry (63rd).

While US cities also highly rated are San Francisco (13th), Austin (14th), Miami (16th), Los Angeles (29th), Portland (34th), Chicago (35th), Philadelphia (45th), Denver (51st), Boston (69th), Seattle (72nd), Washington D.C (74th).

A night-time view over Sagrada Familia and the roof tops of Barcelona. The Spanish city came seventh on the list.

Montréal Canada, was ranked the second best city for millennials to live in. Pictured is Saint Paul Street at night in Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Cosmopolitan Berlin was ranked the world’s number one city for millennials to live in according to a 2018 study. Pictured is the German capital with a view of the cathedral, the television tower and the Spree river

Canada had two cities within the top five, with Toronto coming in fifth which impressed with its business start-up scene.

The Dutch capital Amsterdam was fourth in the list thanks to its laid back way of life and scoring 10 out of 10 for respect for personal freedom and choice and noted for its gender equality and festivals.