According to Uswitch which published a "Quality of Life Index", France came 1st for the 3rd year in a row.The Index calculates an overall quality of life score for ten European nations - based on 16 factors including net income, VAT and the cost of essential goods such as fuel, food and energy bills, as well as lifestyle issues like hours of sunshine, days holiday, working hours and life expectancy.It also reports that France may have achieved the highest Quality of Life score, but most people would actually prefer to live in Spain, which took second place. In a poll, 13% of Brits said that if they could live in any European country they would choose Spain, while 7% chose France.Where did the UK figure? It is officially the worst place to live in Europe. Despite having higher than average pay, the UK’s overall score in the uSwitch Quality of Life Index was dragged down by long working hours, the lowest number of holiday days a year, a high retirement age, the most expensive food, high energy prices and higher than average petrol costs, as well as very few hours of sunshine.Full article from USwitch: uSwitch Quality of Life Index: UK is the worst place to live in Europe
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