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 climateSafest 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 tsunami
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
Argentina78
Australia66
Austria62
Bahrain58
Belgium63
Brazil66
Bulgaria74
Cambodia71
Canada65
Chile71
Colombia66
Costa Rica57
Croatia72
Cyprus63
Czechia66
Denmark56
Dominican Republic67
Ecuador60
Estonia59
Finland55
France65
Georgia75
Germany63
Greece67
Hungary71
India73
Indonesia76
Ireland59
Italy67
Japan61
Latvia63
Lithuania67
Malaysia74
Malta68
Mauritius76
Mexico63
Montenegro73
Morocco77
Netherlands64
New Zealand59
Norway58
Oman67
Panama59
Paraguay74
Peru68
Philippines73
Poland71
Portugal76
Qatar47
Romania72
Saudi Arabia67
Singapore61
Slovakia67
Slovenia65
South Africa64
Spain70
Sri Lanka75
Sweden61
Switzerland56
Taiwan62
Thailand71
Turkey77
United Arab Emirates50
United Kingdom70
United States59
Uruguay59
Vietnam78
Highest-livability major cities worldwide
Ðà Lạt
Vietnam · top risk: storms (hurricane/cyclone)78
Samsun
Turkey · top risk: earthquake77
Buenos Aires
Argentina · top risk: flooding77
Porto
Portugal · top risk: wildfire76
Bandung
Indonesia · top risk: earthquake76
Agadir
Morocco · top risk: drought76
Johor Bahru
Malaysia · top risk: flooding74
Ciudad del Este
Paraguay · top risk: flooding74
Varna
Bulgaria · top risk: flooding74
Baguio
Philippines · top risk: earthquake73
Srinagar
India · top risk: earthquake73
Podgorica
Montenegro · top risk: earthquake73
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.