The Germany international left Real for the Gunners in 2013 for a club record fee of £43.5million.
And the 26-year-old admits he's having a better time at the Emirates over the Bernabeu because there's 'always something to do in London'.
I am really happy living in London
Mesut Ozil
He also rates England's capital over his homeland, where he had stints at Shalke and Werder Bremen.
He said: “I am really happy living in London – it has a real charm about it.
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Mesut Ozil prefers life at Arsenal over Real Madrid
“The city is really multicultural. There’s always something to do compared to, say, Germany where most places are shut on Sunday.
"In Madrid, everything was shut at midday because of the siesta, but in London everywhere is open 24/7.”
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