The Big Apple is the best city for recent college graduates, a new survey claims.

A combination of “lifestyle factors” — such as job availability and proximity to friends — makes it the top spot to move after graduation, a survey by Web site Apartment Guide claims.

Nearly 80 percent of 20-somethings interviewed said landing a job is the No. 1 thing that helps the tricky transition from school to the real world.

And there are simply more jobs in New York, they say.