Where should you live?
Compare 1,103 cities across 68 countries by what actually matters — cost of living, climate and natural-disaster safety. Pick a country to explore its cities.
Best places to liveCheapest cities to liveBest cities for digital nomadsSafest cities from natural disastersCities with the best climateBest places to retire abroadCities with the mildest wintersBest places to live for climate changeSafest cities from earthquakeSafest cities from floodingSafest cities from storms (hurricane/cyclone)Safest cities from wildfireSafest cities from extreme heatSafest cities from droughtSafest cities from extreme cold / winterSafest cities from tsunamiCities most at risk of earthquakeCities most at risk of floodingCities most at risk of storms (hurricane/cyclone)Cities most at risk of wildfireCities most at risk of extreme heatCities most at risk of droughtCities most at risk of extreme cold / winterCities most at risk of tsunamiSafest countries to liveSafest countries from natural disasters
Scores are 0–100, higher = better. Cost = affordability (higher = cheaper) · Climate = year-round comfort · Safety = natural-disaster + crime safety · Livability = the three combined.
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Browse cities country-by-country — each country page lets you sort and filter its cities by cost, climate and safety.
Albania72
Argentina73
Australia76
Austria72
Bahrain58
Belgium74
Brazil65
Bulgaria71
Cambodia66
Canada72
Chile70
Colombia62
Costa Rica63
Croatia73
Cyprus68
Czechia70
Denmark73
Dominican Republic64
Ecuador58
Estonia67
Finland67
France75
Georgia72
Germany72
Greece71
Hungary71
India67
Indonesia69
Ireland76
Italy74
Japan67
Latvia66
Lithuania69
Malaysia69
Malta72
Mauritius74
Mexico63
Montenegro71
Morocco73
Netherlands74
New Zealand73
Norway72
Oman66
Panama59
Paraguay69
Peru68
Philippines68
Poland71
Portugal76
Qatar56
Romania70
Saudi Arabia67
Singapore70
Slovakia70
Slovenia70
South Africa61
Spain76
Sri Lanka71
Sweden72
Switzerland72
Taiwan65
Thailand67
Turkey72
United Arab Emirates57
United Kingdom75
United States69
Uruguay68
Vietnam73
Highest-livability major cities worldwide
Porto
Portugal · top risk: wildfire76
Hobart
Australia · top risk: flooding76
Bilbao
Spain · top risk: flooding75
Southampton
United Kingdom · top risk: flooding75
Toulouse
France · top risk: flooding74
Florence
Italy · top risk: earthquake73
Ðà Lạt
Vietnam · top risk: storms (hurricane/cyclone)73
Eindhoven
Netherlands · top risk: flooding73
Dublin
Ireland · top risk: flooding73
Gent
Belgium · top risk: flooding73
Wellington
New Zealand · top risk: earthquake73
Agadir
Morocco · top risk: drought73
Formula: livability=0.35*cost+0.30*climate+0.35*safety; cost=country PPP index x city-size premium (real population); safety=0.55*disaster_safety+0.45*crime_safety - urban-crime penalty (city size); disaster_safety=100-sum(hazard_weight*tier)/5*100 over 8 hazards (real earthquake/heat/cold + modelled flood/storm/wildfire/drought/tsunami); crime_safety=100-homicide*3
Sources: climate — WorldClim (real, offline); cost — World Bank price level (real, open); disaster — USGS earthquakes + FEMA/INFORM; crime — World Bank homicide.
Sources: climate — WorldClim (real, offline); cost — World Bank price level (real, open); disaster — USGS earthquakes + FEMA/INFORM; crime — World Bank homicide.