Most people are not satisfied with the way of life in the city they live in. They are constantly looking for some flaws and criticism on the current state. However, if we look at how people live in other places, we come to the conclusion that choosing the best city to live in is hard. Each of us should chose priorities that are decisive for him, because having everything in one place is almost impossible.
When determining the list of 10 worst cities to live in, the following criteria are taken into account: social stability, level of health service, climate conditions and prices of basic life products, security situation, infrastructure and quality of life environment.
10DZERZHINSK, RUSIA – MOST CHEMICALLY POLLUTED
300.000 tons of chemical weapons wastes were dumped here between 1930 and 1998. Water contains dioxin and phenol at levels that are 17 million times the safe limit. In 2003 the death rate exceeded the birth rate by 260 percent.
09BANGKOK, THAILAND – HOTTEST CITY
During the hottest months, average temperatures here are 93.2F (34C). The humidity is at an uncomfortable 90 percent.
08SAO PAULO, BRAZIL – WORST COMMUTE
In this city of 11 million people, traffic jams average 112 miles in length. On a bad day can reach 183 miles.
07TOKYO, JAPAN – MOST EXPENSIVE
Tokyo is the most expensive city in the world to live in. A cup of coffee costs 8.37 dollar and a xewspaper 6.44 dollar.
06YAKUTSK, RUSSIA – COLDEST CITY
In January an average high is around -40C.There is no railway to Yakutsk and it´s a six hour plane ride from Moscow.
05MOGASISHU, SOMALIA – MOST LAWLESS
500.000 people have fled the city, with one million deaths since the 21 year civil war started. There has been no effective government in Somalia since 1991.
04MANILA, PHILIPPINES – DENSEST POPULATION
This crowded city has 43. 079 people per km2. Manila residents are also victim to 20 cyclones a year, as well as volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis.
03PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA – MOST CENSORED
The only media allowed is state controlled propaganda. Owing a shortwave radio is illegal and using a cell phone can lead to conviction as a war criminal.
02SAN PEDRO SULA, HONDURAS – MOST MURDEROUS
This dangerous city has the highest murder rate. There are 1.143 homicides a year, which is equal to 159 per 100.00 residents.
01PRYPIAT, UKRAINE – MOST RADIOACTIVE
THE CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR DISASTER led Prypiat to go from a 50.000 population to a ghost town. It not be habitable for 20.000 years.