Best places to live

Ranked by overall livability — cost, climate and disaster safety combined. Top pick: Ðà Lạt, Vietnam.

Best places to live — top 12

#	City	Country	Livability	Livability	Cost	Climate	Safety
1	Ðà Lạt	Vietnam	78	78	62	100	75
2	Zugdidi	Georgia	78	78	62	99	76
3	La Plata	Argentina	78	78	62	100	76
4	Herceg Novi	Montenegro	78	78	58	100	79
5	Cetinje	Montenegro	78	78	59	98	80
6	Tivat	Montenegro	78	78	61	98	78
7	Sokhumi	Georgia	77	77	61	97	77
8	Samsun	Turkey	77	77	60	98	75
9	Buenos Aires	Argentina	77	77	62	100	73
10	Paraná	Argentina	77	77	62	95	76
11	Neuquén	Argentina	77	77	62	100	71
12	Pedro Juan Caballero	Paraguay	77	77	62	97	74
13	Guelmim	Morocco	77	77	60	96	78
14	Budva	Montenegro	77	77	59	98	78
15	Kotor	Montenegro	77	77	61	92	79
16	Porto	Portugal	76	76	54	100	77
17	Bandung	Indonesia	76	76	62	100	68
18	Adapazarı	Turkey	76	76	60	100	70
19	Córdoba	Argentina	76	76	62	100	69
20	Santa Fe	Argentina	76	76	62	95	75
21	San Luis	Argentina	76	76	62	100	68
22	Agadir	Morocco	76	76	56	100	76
23	Beni Mellal	Morocco	76	76	59	97	74
24	Beau Bassin-Rose Hill	Mauritius	76	76	57	98	77
25	Centre de Flacq	Mauritius	76	76	60	92	78
26	Vacoas	Mauritius	76	76	57	96	77
27	Quatre Bornes	Mauritius	76	76	58	96	77
28	Bar	Montenegro	76	76	59	97	75
29	Batumi	Georgia	75	75	59	95	74
30	Kutaisi	Georgia	75	75	59	97	73
31	Trabzon	Turkey	75	75	60	97	72
32	Salta	Argentina	75	75	62	100	66
33	San Salvador de Jujuy	Argentina	75	75	62	100	66
34	Kandy	Sri Lanka	75	75	62	94	72
35	Sliven	Bulgaria	75	75	58	90	78
36	Oujda	Morocco	75	75	57	100	71
37	Tétouan	Morocco	75	75	57	100	72
38	Al Hoceïma	Morocco	75	75	57	98	72
39	Safi	Morocco	75	75	58	94	76
40	Port Louis	Mauritius	75	75	56	98	73
41	Curepipe	Mauritius	75	75	57	96	76
42	Triolet	Mauritius	75	75	60	90	77
43	Goodlands	Mauritius	75	75	60	89	77
44	Grand Baie	Mauritius	75	75	61	90	75
45	Buôn Ma Thuột	Vietnam	74	74	62	90	72
46	Padang	Indonesia	74	74	62	96	67
47	Mataram	Indonesia	74	74	62	91	72
48	Manokwari	Indonesia	74	74	62	90	71
49	Gori	Georgia	74	74	62	87	76
50	Telavi	Georgia	74	74	62	89	74

Climate real (WorldClim); cost real (World Bank); hazard tiers indicative. 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

FAQ

What is the #1 best places to live?

Ðà Lạt, Vietnam — see the full ranking of 1103 cities.

How is this ranked?

From open data: climate (WorldClim), cost (World Bank), disaster risk (USGS/FEMA/INFORM), combined into a livability score.

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