Lifestyle changes when people live in different places. There is no doubt that people's lifestyle will be influenced by the society and surrounding environment in which they live. City life and country life are obviously very different in many ways, such as population, environment and public services. First, city life and country life are different. by the population. In big cities there are many people who live there, because job opportunities are abundant and the possibility of better education. In fact, people live in urban areas because they want to have a good job to get more money, and one of the best ways to achieve this is education. Nowadays, there are many good universities and colleges which are totally located in big cities. Education in a big city provides high technology that helps students to easily succeed in their academic life (Anonymous, essayforum, 2009). In contrast, small percentages of people live in rural areas due to a lack of job opportunities and a lack of good education. Residents do not have the opportunity to have good jobs, so they are migrating from rural to urban areas to have more education opportunities and get better jobs (Anonymous, essayforum, 2009). Secondly, the environment in the city and the countryside differs greatly. On the one hand, in big cities there are a lot of renewing and constantly evolving technological equipment, engines and people which are all fundamental causes of pollution. In addition to this, people migrate from rural areas due to job opportunities, which makes cities crowded and full of waste. Furthermore, the consumption rate is too high due to the increase in population and...... half of the paper. The end result is that people still need to be transferred to a large modern hospital in a large city (Anonymous, essayforum, 2009). Since there are differences between city life and country life, there are some similarities, for example in both urban and rural areas. they have rich and poor people, education system, human activities, unemployed, difficult living conditions, services and sources of income. In conclusion, rural and urban areas differ in many ways, including; population, environment and services. Both city and country life have different positives and negatives. Most older people probably tend to prefer living in country areas because they like to have a fairly quiet life away from noisy and crowded places and enjoy the fresh air, while other people like to live in big cities because they want to have a comfortable life and convenient..