Is London really that much better than NYC? On FB and among my friends they act like nyc is some chopped liver by London. A lot of folks who praise it to the skies end up living in nyc though. What am I missing? I’ve lived in nyc for years and just visited London thus far

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Who says this? I thought it was known by New Yorkers and the whole world that New York is the best city. Not even trolling here, I thought this was general knowledge lmao

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I’ve lived in both. Quality of life in London is better than New York but I still choose to live in New York for now! If kids were in the picture it would be London for space/parks/QoL.

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I moved to NYC 5 years ago from London and way prefer NYC. Although gutted right now about not being able to go home. It’s more of a 24 hour culture, more outgoing people, transit is better. It’s more expensive but we get paid a lot more, and honestly some London area rents are absurd now considering grads can start on £22k. At least in NY there is overtime for grads. Although… London has Dishoom so that might win.

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Oh dishoom. I would do anything for their daal.

Prague is better than London. I give Prague an A+ and London a B/B+

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If that’s the point then you should have said that instead of trying to double down on Prague 🤣

Depends on your tastes/stage in life. As someone who just turned 30, enjoys going out and has no dependents, NYC > London.

Source: Raised in London and now in NYC almost 5 years

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I honestly don’t think cost of living is as high as NYC, even when adjusting for salary differences.

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