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Level of happiness: The level of happiness and life satisfaction among the local population is quite average.
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Quality of life: performs above average in subjective well-being, jobs and wages, income and well-being, health, social connections, environmental quality, education and skills, work and leisure balance, housing and personal safety.
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Walkability: The area of is perfect for walking. There are a lot of quality walking paths, sidewalks. Traffic and road conditions are good organized.
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Fits for families: There are not so many places where you can spend a good time with your family and children, but almost all of them provide excellent service.
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Nightlife: Manila has a small number of pubs and nightclubs, but the existing ones are characterized by a high-quality level of service and reasonable prices.
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English: The locals speak excellent English, the only thing that you may notice is not always accurate pronunciation, because the phonetic system of their language is different from English.
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Freedom of speech: People have full access to free media for accurate information and analysis. Journalists in most cases do their jobs without fear of detention or restraints.
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Racial tolerance: Many refugees, migrants or people with migratory backgrounds are subject to racism and discrimination.
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Startup friendly: In the past few years, startups in Manila have gained high popularity, increasing the flow of money invested.
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Female friendly: Women are still not only dependent on the will of men, but also systematically continue to be subjected to humiliation and discrimination on the basis of gender.
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Free WiFi: Unfortunately, there are very few points in Manila that provide free Wi-Fi, and those that do have a weak Internet signal, so in many cafes wifi Internet is available only at a low speed.
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Workspaces: There is an great environment for working and lots of great coworking spots in Manila.
- Internet: The Internet speed is fine.
- Safety: In general, the situation in Manila is calm, the average level of safety, but in some areas there are exceptions. Please be vigilant.
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Friendliness to outsiders: The locals are not super friendly to outsiders, but nevertheless polite.
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LGBTQ friendly: The majority of respondents in Manila are against equal rights for gays and lesbians.
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Education: Secondary and higher education institutions provide a very mediocre level of knowledge, which indicates the need to reform them and introduce new, more effective programs and trained teachers in Manila.
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Entertainment: Unfortunately, Manila does not have a lot of cafes and restaurants, places to relax and to have some entertainment.
- Income: Unfortunately, the local population in Manila has very low salaries as low as $240 a month.
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Traffic safety: A lot of work has been done in Manila to ensure road safety. That’s why the road accident rate can be considered as low.
- Expenses: Prices for everything are very affordable. There are many very decent pizzerias, cafes, restaurants at reasonable prices. Usual monthly spendings are around $1400.
