We studied various ratings of cities in the world, statistics and other official data, and found out which localities are least suitable for living and traveling. Where is the coldest, most expensive, dangerous, dirty, which city is dying out, and which, on the contrary, suffers from overpopulation. Choosing the worst city on Earth.
Celaya is the most criminogenic
With a population of 639,052 people, Celaya is the third most populous city located in the south-central part of the Mexican state of Guanajuato. According to Worldatlas, Celaya is currently considered the most criminogenic city in the world with a murder rate of 109.38 per 100,000 inhabitants. It was reported that the increase in violence in the city is connected with the attempts of the Jalisco New Generation cartel to destroy its rival, the Santa Rosa de Lima cartel, in order to take control of drug trafficking and large—scale gasoline thefts.
Singapore is the most expensive
Singapore continues to lead the list of the most expensive cities in the world, although this time it shared this dubious award with New York. The city-state in Southeast Asia was ahead of Tel Aviv and Los Angeles.
Since Singapore is concentrated on a small area and does not have its own natural resources, residents have to pay exorbitantly for everything: expensive products are here, since all of them — from bread to wine — are imported, high utility bills, expensive public services and an extremely high tax on car ownership. For example, to buy a Mercedes, you will have to overpay $ 200,000 (6.6 million rubles). Thus, the Singapore authorities are struggling with traffic jams, forcing people to use public transport and city taxis.
Kashgar is the most polluted
This one of the oldest cities in China is known for its rich history and culture. However, just like many other cities in the country, Kashgar faces a number of environmental problems, such as air pollution and large landfills.
There are several large industrial complexes in the city, such as an oil refinery, a chemical production plant and a glass factory. These enterprises emit a large amount of harmful substances into the atmosphere.
Many residents do not have access to the municipal waste disposal system, so they throw garbage into landfills that are located on the outskirts of the city. As a result, soil and water pollution occurs.
Damascus is the worst for life
The analytical division of the British media group Economist — Economist Intelligence Unit has compiled a rating of cities in the world in terms of quality of life: the capital of Syria, Damascus, was in the last, 172nd place. The analysis was carried out in five categories: stability, health system, culture and environment, education and infrastructure.
Dhaka is the most populous
Travelers call this city smelly and depressingly overpopulated. Dhaka, the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, is home to 23.2 million people (according to statista.com ). It is the most densely populated area of the Earth with a population density of 30,000 people per km2.
A significant part of the city’s territory is occupied by fetid canals and the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers, which forces residents to settle even more densely on the banks. The embankments are littered with garbage, and the rivers themselves, in which thousands of gondolas, boats, and merchant ships float, represent an ecological disaster zone. Best of all, the overpopulation of the city is conveyed by photos of local transport: people take trains by storm, hanging in clusters from windows and roofs. There is no free land in Dhaka, so the local poor literally live on the railway tracks, risking their lives: they trade, start vegetable gardens, wash children on the rails and hide from trains at the whistle.
Yakutsk is the coldest
Did you think you had a cold winter? According to meteorologists, the temperature in the coldest city in the world fell to minus 62.7 ° C — the lowest in more than two decades.
Yakutsk, the main city of the Sakha Republic in Eastern Siberia, is widely known as one of the coldest places in the world. This winter, record low temperatures were observed in a significant part of Siberia, and an abnormally prolonged cold snap was observed in Yakutsk.
Yakut winters can be extreme even by Russian standards. And experts say that such cold poses a serious physical risk. The air is cold enough to cause numbness of exposed areas of the skin, which creates a constant danger of frostbite. (Source: CNN).
Johannesburg is the worst place to move
According to an InterNations survey, Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest city, is the worst city for expats.
About 25% of respondents said they were dissatisfied with how inaccessible life in the city is, and 39% pointed to a problem with public transport.
Security proved to be a challenge for expats as well — 62% of respondents said they did not feel safe.