What are the best cities for millennials?

Berlin, Germany - September 3, 2016: Cafe Cinema, in a small alley covered with graffiti and street art at Hackescher Markt. The cafe is a popular meeting place in Berlin and the exterior is a colorful alley covered in graffiti. Young people resting in the cafe.
By Daisy Doctor


New research from Nestpick has revealed the top 110 cities for millennials, based on avocado price and likelihood that there will be dogs.

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Just kidding.

The’furnished apartment search engine based it’s ranking on factors like start-up ecosystem, housing affordability, immigration tolerance and quality of nightlife.

With these factors in mind, the cities were analysed taking into consideration four main areas of concern: business ecosystem, the essentials (housing food etc), openness, and recreation.

“Millennials grew up in a shrinking world, where the internet opened doors their parents never could have dreamed of, and budget airlines made those avenues real possibilities.

It’s now possible to live and work anywhere in the world, and these opportunities are shaping how our planet will look to future generations,” said Ömer Kücükdere, Managing Director of Nestpick.

“We must learn to adapt to the needs of younger people in order to have a thriving economy, and we believe that this ranking offers valuable insights to those cities looking for regeneration from a younger demographic.”

Here’s a break down of the top ten

10. Manchester

Manchester, UK - November 24, 2016: View of Manchester city center. Tall buildings an be seen on either side of the road and a tram can be seen passing. People can be seen walking on the pavements.

9. Cologne

Houses and park in Cologne, Germany. Many of them are colourful, they are facing a public park with green grass and some trees. There is a bell tower on background. Travel and architecture concepts.

8. New York City

Manhattan bridge seen from a brick buildings in Brooklyn street in perspective, New York, USA. Shot in the evening

7. Barcelona 

View of the city from Park Guell in Barcelona, Spain with moving clouds.

6. Vancouver

Vancouver Stanley Park

5. Toronto 

Intersection in Toronto

4. Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands - May 09, 2011: Red Light District in Amsterdam. Night View Of Amsterdam Canals.

3. London 

Big Ben and Whitehall from Trafalgar Square, London

2. Montreal

 Montreal Skyline during sunset

1. Berlin

Berlin, Germany, - november 25, 2016: people are walking throught the traditional illuminated christmas market at the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church at Kurfürstendamm

Here’s a breakdown of how the top 21 was calculated.

The numbers are the city’s ranking out of the 110 cities that were part of the study.

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Apparently, Australia isn’t so millennial-friendly, with Melbourne coming in at 21

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Sydney clocked in at 24, Adelaide 66, Brisbane 73 and Canberra and Perth coming in embarrassingly low at 94 and 99 respectively.

To see the full results, go here.

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