Is it better to live in London or Paris?

London offers a fast-paced lifestyle and thriving career opportunities, with vibrant energy and cultural attractions. Paris, on the other hand, provides a more laid-back pace, more affordable living, and rich artistic and continental-culture experiences.



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London also feels less crowded and you can breathe more easily. It's also cleaner than Paris. Also, while both cities have very old Metro systems, London's feels safer less creepy.

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According to Mastercard, London was the second most visited city in the world in 2018 with 20 million foreign visitors, one place ahead of Paris with 18 million (Bangkok was the most visited, if you are interested). Of note, tourists spend more in London on average than in Paris.

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Both cities have almost the same weather, if it's grey in London, it could well be grey in Paris. Paris is usually a little colder in Winter than London and a tad warmer in Summer.

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Similar distance (± 0.5%) Paris is just as far away from Tokyo as Tokyo from Cairo (9,562 km), London (9,559 km), Alexandria (9,579 km), Jeddah (9,523 km), Chicago (10,140 km), Izmir (9,252 km), Giza (9,569 km), Rome (9,854 km), Sanaa (9,500 km).

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In Paris, the Metro moves people around the city centre; the RER and Transilien ferry them in from the suburbs. In London, though, there's no such division: the Tube plays both roles. The Central line, say, acts like an RER route in the Essex suburbs, but a Metro route in Zone 1.

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From 2019 to 2020, the top three cleanest cities in Europe in terms of air quality were Umeå in Sweden, Tampere in Finland and Funchal in Portugal.

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