This city is ranked as the best place in the world for a night out

Hamburg has been ranked as the best night out in the world, beating the likes of New York and Dublin, while London doesn't even make the top 20.

A major new study ranks 41 major cities in 27 countries based on five categories, including the quality of the nightlife, friendliness of the locals, safety, transport and cost after asking local residents their opinions. 

And it's Germany's second biggest city that rates best after topping two of the five categories in the survey and rating very highly in the others.

It is praised for having open and friendly people and excellent transport links moving people between key destinations.

The quality of its nightlife also rates highly based on the nocturnal activities available and people's general enjoyment.

Other highly rated cities include Copenhagen, which came in second, as well as Berlin (third), Dublin (fourth) and Amsterdam (fifth).

The rest of the top ten is comprised of San Francisco, Gothenburg, Prague, Warsaw and New York.

THE BEST PLACES IN THE WORLD FOR A NIGHT OUT

 1 Hamburg

2 Copenhagen

3 Berlin

4 Dublin

5 Amsterdam

6 San Francisco

7 Gothenburg

8 Prague

9 Warsaw

10 New York

11 Stockholm

12 Helsinki

13 Madrid

14 Boston

15 Pretoria

16 Shanghai

17 St. Petersburg

18 Toronto

19 Mumbai

20 Paris

21 Barcelona 

 22 Vancouver

23 Chicago

24 Delhi

25 Jakarta

26 London

27 Kuala Lumpur

28 Sydney

29 Istanbul

30 Bangkok

31 Moscow

32 Milan

33 Mexico City

34 Sao Paulo

35 Johannesburg

36 Beijing

37 Seoul

38 Rio de Janiero

39 Rome

40 Ankara

41 Tokyo