Los Angeles

Overall
Score

65

Los Angeles

Los Angeles has a rich and vibrant social landscape. The city also delivers on educational returns, with its universities sought after for their high standard and wide range of undergraduate programmes. An education here, however, comes at a price: Los Angeles has expensive undergraduate programmes and a high cost of living, with some of the world's highest rents despite sharp falls in real estate prices in the years since 2007. The overall investment environment is open and unsaddled by excessive fees or taxation.

Educational Returns

100.0

Ranking In QS Top 300 University Ranking 2012

75.0

QS 'Employer Activity' Ranking

6.9

Average Annual Cost Of An Undergraduate Programme

25.0

Cost Of Living For An Undergraduate

75.0

Range Of Programmes Available

Real Estate Returns

100.0

Openness Of Local Real Estate Market To Overseas Investors (In Policy Terms

6.9

Average Growth In Residential Real Estate Prices (Last 5 Years

100.0

Duties And Fees For Foreigners

59.8

Average Rents (Residential Properties

Financial Returns

23.4

Real Gdp Growth

100.0

Exchange Rate Volatility

59.6

Real Effective Exchange Rate

51.4

Openness Of Banking System To Foreign Investors

66.7

Tax Environment For Financial Investors

Work Experience

0.0

Length Of Post-Graduate Jobseeker Visa Or Permit For Foreign Students

80.0

Support From The University In Seeking Job Placements

61.9

Unemployment Rate

51.2

Average Wages

30.0

Income Tax

Social Experience

75.0

QS

100.0

Openness And Diversity

100.0

Quality Of Regional And International Links

100.0

Availability Of Quality Theatre, Music And Other Cultural Attractions

75.0

Prevalence Of Crime