Manila ranked fifth among the 10 cities in the world that are not ideal for creative professionals such as graphic designers, game artists, musicians, and choreographers to work in, a study from digital marketing company Adventrum released in early February showed.
In the study conducted by its Business Name Generator, the average monthly salary of creative professionals in Manila is $470, or Php 26,113, surpassing the monthly cost of living in the city of $518, or Php 28,780.
It also revealed that Manila only has 22 museums and art galleries, zero classes and workshops, and only 17 green spaces and parks.
Meanwhile, New Delhi topped the list of the worst cities in the world for creative roles.
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On the other hand, Japan is named the best city for creative roles, followed by London, Paris, Chicago, and Toronto.
According to the digital marketing company, the cities' ranking was based on the following assessment:
- Estimated number of "creative" roles available
- Average yearly salaries advertised for them
- Cost of living as a single person, excluding rent
- number of museums and art galleries
- number of green spaces
- number of classes and workshops
- Happiness score by country
