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Wellbeing | Do you live in a global city with the best work-life balance?

Do you live in a global city with the best work-life balance?

New research from the health and wellbeing chain Holland & Barrett has looked into the best cities for a better work-life balance. 

Within this study, factors such as hours of sleep, time spent in the sun and at work were taken into account to create the Sunlight Cities Index.

Amsterdam, Netherlands, took the top spot with an average of 30.41 hours worked per week, an average sleep of 8.45 hours, leaving those living and working in Amsterdam 9.47 hours a day to relax and unwind with family.

Marseille, France, ranked in second position (31.48 hours worked per week and 8.49 sleeping hours per day), with Alice Springs in Australia coming in third (31.82 working hours per week and 8.56 sleeping hours per day).

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