People in Bucharest dissatisfied with education and health services in their city despite high income level

The inhabitants of Bucharest are among the most dissatisfied among the people living in EU’s Capital cities with education and health services, despite high income level, according to a fresh Eurostat report.

In 2015, Bucharest registered a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of EUR 19,000, higher than the level recorded in other Capital cities in the region like Budapest (EUR 17,000), Zagreb (EUR 15,000) or Sofia (EUR 12,000) and close to the income levels seen in Vilnius (EUR 19,000), Riga (EUR 21,000) or even Warsaw (EUR 22,000).

People living in Bucharest benefit from low living costs – the second-lowest among the EU Capital cities, after Sofia, with 63.9 percent of Brussels cost of living.

But the inhabitants of Bucharest are rather dissatisfied with their living conditions, as they are not content with the quality of life.

Only 40 percent of people living in Bucharest are satisfied with healthcare services, doctors and hospitals in their city, the 4^th lowest percentage in the UE after Greece (32 percent of inhabitants satisfied), Warsaw (34 percent) and Budapest (38 percent).

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The inhabitants of Amsterdam (91 percent) and Brussels (89 percent) are the most satisfied with healthcare services.

Only 48 percent of people living in Bucharest are satisfied with schools and other educational facilities in their city, the second-lowest percentage among the EU capital cities, after Sofia (47 percent).

This compares with 83 percent of people satisfied in Dublin and 79 percent in Helsinki or Ljubljana, according to Eurostat.