The 9 best cities in the world to live in when you don't have guaranteed work

Being a freelance worker can be liberating - you choose your own hours, what you'd like to do, as well as set your pay per hour.

However, it also means work is not always guaranteed and can be tough when you need cash to keep coming in to pay your bills.

Dutch online platform for freelance jobs in the Netherlands Hoofdkraan.nl just released a report showing the best cities in the world to work as a freelancer, by looking at 23 factors across 117 cities in total.

The factors include:

• Cost of living;
• Internet speeds;
• Taxation;
• Overall quality of life.

Business Insider took a look at which cities made the top 9 positions in the rankings: