What if a good quality of life should no longer rhyme with financial sacrifices? According to a recent ranking, a very sunny, alive and charming European city in particular nitches in particular all the boxes to settle there.
The purchasing power is gray, but the desire for a more pleasant life does not weaken. At a time when having a good quality of life without exploding your budget seems to have become almost impossible mission, some cities in Europe prove that one can still combine beauty, sweetness of life and affordable prices.
Large European capitals are becoming more and more difficult to access when you want to settle there, such as Paris where rents are at indecent prices for small areas … But some other large cities, European nuggets, remain surprisingly affordable. The platform Finance Buzz has thus established a new top of the 15 cities where life is good in the world and where the cost of living is relatively low. And the one who purses at the top of the ranking is European!
Where can we “live your best life“In the world according to this ranking? At third place in the podium, it is the city of Cebu, in the Philippines, the second largest city in the country, which is surprised. This place offers breathtaking landscapes, with easy access to dream beaches, nautical activities as well as attractive gastronomy. Above all, the cost of living is 50 % lower than Ouest-France. What to take advantage of every penny …
It is then Cape Town, the capital of South Africa, which is in second position. According to the regional newspaper, the cost of living is lower there than in France by 48 % and daily life is both dynamic and relaxing. The city is sunny, green, and with a diversified nature, between sea and mountains.
But it is the discreet Bari, bordered by the turquoise waters of the Adriatic, in the superb region of Puglia, which is at the top of this ranking. The Italian city with 315,000 inhabitants combines Mediterranean charm, sweetness of life and accessible prices. Depending on the platform Ok travelthe cost of living in Bari is 8 % lower than in the rest of Italy and especially 14 % lower than in France.
In this Port and University City of Puglia, the sun is almost all year round, local cuisine is a real delight (notably the Orecchiette dishes, specialty of the region) and we accommodate it for reasonable prices: 2200 euros on average the price per m² for the purchase of accommodation.
Morality of history? It is not because we have a small budget that one cannot find cities of medium -sized importance in which to live. And, of course, nothing forces you to take the plunge of exile, in France also there are still places where to start a good life without breaking the bank.