Advantages and Disadvantages of Living in a City in Lithuania

Advantages and
Disadvantages of Living in a
City and in the Countryside

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Busy and competitive / slow and
peaceful lifestyle

Advantages of living in a big city

• City provides better
education and career
prospects.

• There are plenty forms
of entertainment.

• There are a lot of
possibilities of shopping.

• There are a lot of
working places in a city.

• City provides better
medical services.

Disadvantages of living in a big city

• Cities are very crowded.
• The traffic is heavy. People

are exposed to high level of
pollution.
• There is a big crime rates
in cities.
• People are always under
tremendous pressure and
stress.
• Fast food and chemically
grown vegetables have
negative effect on people‘s
health.
• The cost of living is higher
than in the rural areas.

Advantages of living in the countryside

• Quiet and calm environment,
fresh air and water .

• People live much nearer to
the nature.

• They eat fresh vegetables
and fruits.

• Rural areas have no or less
stress.

• People have more time for
themselves and their families.

• The living costs in the
country are much lower.

Disadvantages of living in the
countryside

• There is nothing to do. It’s
boring.

• There are only a few shops.

• There is no night-life.

• There are less opportunities
to get a better more qualified
job.

My dream town in the future

• Eco friendly houses, eco friendly vehicles runing only on electricity;
• No poverty, no unemployment, no crime.