Manchester is now a BETTER place to live than London

SO it isn’t as grim up north as you may think.

Manchester is now a better place to live than London, according to the annual Global Liveability Ranking by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIUn), which scouts out the world’s best cities.

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The home of Coronation Street and Oasis placed at number 43, which was above San Francisco and Seattle as well as a whopping 10 places ahead of the British capital.

London, which finished behind Iceland's capital Reykjavik, slumped down the scale due to the increased threat of terrorism and petty crime.

Melbourne remains the most liveable city, followed by Vienna, Vancouver and Toronto.

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The worst place to live is Syria's war-torn capital, Damascus.

The EIUn provides scores for lifestyle challenges in 140 cities worldwide.

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Jon Copestake, editor of the report, said: "It is difficult to argue that one city is 'better' than another but it can be argued that Manchester has marginally fewer obstacles to people's lifestyle because the threat of terrorism and petty crime is higher in London.

"However, it will be interesting to see if this changes following the recent Brexit vote which has created a sense of political and economic uncertainty and could see foreign investment suffer in both cities."

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Eight of the top 10 most liveable cities are in Australia, New Zealand and Canada, with only Helsinki and Hamburg in Europe in the top 10.

Each city is assessed on stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure.