{"id":848843,"date":"2026-08-07T01:52:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T01:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/848843\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T01:52:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T01:52:25","slug":"vancouver-represents-canada-as-best-city-to-live-in-for-gen-z-daily-hive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/848843\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver represents Canada as best city to live in for Gen Z | Daily Hive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s another list featuring Vancouver, and this time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/travel\/best-cities-for-gen-z-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Time Out<\/a> has ranked the best places to live in the world, specifically when considering those under 30, or Gen Z.<\/p>\n<p>Vancouver was the only Canadian city on the entire list, which featured 20 cities, with Tokyo ranking best.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo curate Time Out\u2019s Best Cities for Gen Z with Intrepid Travel, we narrowed down the results from our 2026 survey to reflect the responses of those under 30, including only the highest-scoring city in each country,\u201d Time Out says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a member of Gen Z, I can obviously vouch for the benefits of a flourishing exhibitions calendar, excellent gigs and theatre performances, great food and nightlife \u2013 but this ranking hones in on the forensic details which make each hub particularly liveable for under-30s,\u201d travel writer Liv Kelly notes.<\/p>\n<p>The Time Out post suggests the selections are according to Gen Z folks themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Vancouver is ranked 19 on the Gen Z list, and Time Out says that the city \u201creally lives up to the lore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe people are as friendly as they say, the nature is breathtaking, and while yes, it\u2019s a tad on the expensive side, it\u2019s a great place for young people to start setting down some roots,\u201d Time Out notes.<\/p>\n<p>It touches on the cost of living, saying that rent prices are dropping and that there are some budget-friendly things to do like visiting mountains, beaches and parks.<\/p>\n<p>Time Out also shouts out a couple of neighbourhoods, including Commercial Drive or Main Street, for their \u201csmattering of breweries, listening bars and themed venues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFox Cabaret is our pick,\u201d Time Out says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSure, good public transport isn\u2019t as enticing as a flourishing late-night scene or a friendly reputation, but it does make all other aspects of life a whole lot easier, and 88 percent of locals we spoke to in Vancouver commended the city\u2019s network. It also got a strong score for the quality of its green space, with 81 percent of people describing it as good or amazing, and the same proportion of respondents said they found joy in everyday experiences,\u201d Time Out adds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s another list featuring Vancouver, and this time Time Out has ranked the best places to live in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":848844,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[49,48,75],"class_list":["post-848843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/848843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=848843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/848843\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/848844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=848843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=848843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=848843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}