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Quality of Life Index by City

Affordability, safety, democracy, internet, climate — seven dimensions, zero vibes.

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1.
🇩🇪

Leipzig

Germany

$800/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy, 214 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$800/mo rent$2569/mo total77°F summers214 Mbps
87score
2.
🇩🇪

Stuttgart

Germany

$1157/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy, 224 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1157/mo rent$3142/mo total75°F summers224 Mbps
85score
3.
🇫🇮

Helsinki

Finland

$1210/mo rent, full democracy, 227 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1210/mo rent$2888/mo total72°F summers227 MbpsCoastal
85score
4.
🇩🇪

Cologne

Germany

$1171/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy, 189 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1171/mo rent$3165/mo total75°F summers189 Mbps
83score
5.
🇨🇭

Lugano

Switzerland

$1813/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy, 306 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1813/mo rent$4788/mo total81°F summers306 Mbps
82score
6.
🇵🇹

Porto

Portugal

$1297/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy, 226 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1297/mo rent$2862/mo total73°F summers226 MbpsCoastal
82score
7.
🇰🇷

Seoul

South Korea

$871/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, 182 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$871/mo rent$2386/mo total82°F summers182 MbpsMountains
81score
8.
🇦🇹

Graz

Austria

$772/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$772/mo rent$2706/mo total77°F summers
80score
9.
🇨🇭

Lausanne

Switzerland

$2058/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy, 465 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$2058/mo rent$4846/mo total77°F summers465 Mbps
80score
10.
🇩🇰

Copenhagen

Denmark

$1970/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy, 245 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1970/mo rent$4234/mo total68°F summers245 MbpsCoastal
80score
11.
🇸🇪

Gothenburg

Sweden

$1080/mo rent, full democracy, 163 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1080/mo rent$2802/mo total66°F summers163 MbpsCoastal
80score
12.
🇨🇭

Lucerne

Switzerland

$2173/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy, 412 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$2173/mo rent$5232/mo total75°F summers412 Mbps
79score
13.
🇵🇹

Lisbon

Portugal

$1616/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy, 238 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1616/mo rent$3363/mo total81°F summers238 MbpsCoastal
79score
14.
🇦🇹

Vienna

Austria

$1303/mo rent, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1303/mo rent$3410/mo total75°F summers101 Mbps
78score
15.
🇨🇦

Montreal

Canada

$1309/mo rent, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1309/mo rent$3088/mo total77°F summers112 Mbps
78score
16.
🇨🇿

Prague

Czech Republic

$1228/mo rent, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1228/mo rent$2981/mo total73°F summers137 Mbps
78score
17.
🇩🇪

Berlin

Germany

$1550/mo rent, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1550/mo rent$3669/mo total77°F summers128 Mbps
77score
18.
🇪🇪

Tallinn

Estonia

$816/mo rent, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$816/mo rent$2649/mo total68°F summers112 MbpsCoastal
77score
19.
🇫🇷

Marseille

France

$902/mo rent, 169 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$902/mo rent$2711/mo total81°F summers169 MbpsCoastal
77score
20.
🇷🇴

Bucharest

Romania

$668/mo rent, 255 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$668/mo rent$2059/mo total86°F summers255 Mbps
77score
21.
🇸🇪

Stockholm

Sweden

$1816/mo rent, full democracy, 190 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1816/mo rent$4131/mo total68°F summers190 MbpsCoastal
77score
22.
🇸🇮

Ljubljana

Slovenia

$1118/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1118/mo rent$2916/mo total81°F summers130 Mbps
77score
23.
🇨🇦

Vancouver

Canada

$1925/mo rent, full democracy, 183 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1925/mo rent$4047/mo total70°F summers183 MbpsCoastalMountains
76score
24.
🇫🇷

Lyon

France

$972/mo rent. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$972/mo rent$2854/mo total79°F summers146 Mbps
76score
25.
🇳🇱

Rotterdam

Netherlands

$1805/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1805/mo rent$4105/mo total70°F summers141 MbpsCoastal
76score
26.
🇹🇼

Taipei

Taiwan

$735/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$735/mo rent$1954/mo total90°F summers142 Mbps
76score
27.
🇦🇹

Salzburg

Austria

$1537/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1537/mo rent$3773/mo total75°F summers
75score
28.
🇨🇦

Toronto

Canada

$1659/mo rent, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1659/mo rent$3697/mo total75°F summers125 Mbps
75score
29.
🇩🇪

Hamburg

Germany

$1359/mo rent, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1359/mo rent$3416/mo total70°F summers96 Mbps
75score
30.
🇩🇪

Munich

Germany

$1678/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1678/mo rent$3977/mo total72°F summers92 Mbps
75score
31.
🇳🇱

The Hague

Netherlands

$1548/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1548/mo rent$3506/mo total68°F summers99 MbpsCoastal
75score
32.
🇵🇱

Krakow

Poland

$976/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$976/mo rent$2519/mo total73°F summers88 Mbps
75score
33.
🇸🇪

Malmo

Sweden

$1092/mo rent, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1092/mo rent$2884/mo total68°F summers84 MbpsCoastal
75score
34.
🇩🇪

Frankfurt

Germany

$1358/mo rent, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1358/mo rent$3547/mo total79°F summers
74score
35.
🇬🇷

Athens

Greece

$737/mo rent, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$737/mo rent$2323/mo total90°F summers98 MbpsCoastal
74score
36.
🇭🇺

Budapest

Hungary

$918/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$918/mo rent$2402/mo total79°F summers80 Mbps
74score
37.
🇵🇱

Warsaw

Poland

$1224/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1224/mo rent$2909/mo total73°F summers109 Mbps
74score
38.
🇵🇹

Faro

Portugal

$1077/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1077/mo rent$2568/mo total82°F summers49 MbpsCoastal
74score
39.
🇵🇹

Lagos

Portugal

$1233/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1233/mo rent$2851/mo total82°F summers84 MbpsCoastal
74score
40.
🇨🇭

Bern

Switzerland

$1960/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1960/mo rent$4662/mo total75°F summers
73score
41.
🇨🇭

Zurich

Switzerland

$3006/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy, 213 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$3006/mo rent$6265/mo total73°F summers213 Mbps
73score
42.
🇪🇸

Bilbao

Spain

$1259/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1259/mo rent$3036/mo total77°F summersCoastal
73score
43.
🇪🇸

Valencia

Spain

$1429/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1429/mo rent$3154/mo total84°F summers99 MbpsCoastal
73score
44.
🇫🇷

Paris

France

$1604/mo rent, 173 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1604/mo rent$3668/mo total75°F summers173 Mbps
73score
45.
🇲🇾

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

$690/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$690/mo rent$1748/mo total90°F summers135 Mbps
73score
46.
🇳🇴

Oslo

Norway

$2004/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy, 258 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$2004/mo rent$4736/mo total70°F summers258 MbpsCoastal
73score
47.
🇵🇹

Funchal

Portugal

$1568/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1568/mo rent$3229/mo total75°F summersCoastalMountains
73score
48.
🇦🇹

Innsbruck

Austria

sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

77°F summers
72score
49.
🇨🇭

Basel

Switzerland

$2060/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$2060/mo rent$4961/mo total79°F summers
72score
50.
🇪🇸

Madrid

Spain

$1498/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1498/mo rent$3339/mo total88°F summers94 Mbps
72score
51.
🇪🇸

Seville

Spain

$980/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$980/mo rent$2459/mo total93°F summers
72score
52.
🇪🇸

Tenerife

Spain

$1217/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1217/mo rent$2964/mo total81°F summersCoastalMountains
72score
53.
🇬🇧

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

$1620/mo rent, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1620/mo rent$3915/mo total63°F summers89 MbpsCoastal
72score
54.
🇮🇪

Cork

Ireland

$2005/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$2005/mo rent$4277/mo total66°F summersCoastal
72score
55.
🇳🇿

Dunedin

New Zealand

$991/mo rent, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$991/mo rent$2579/mo total64°F summersCoastal
72score
56.
🇸🇰

Bratislava

Slovakia

$1118/mo rent. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1118/mo rent$2707/mo total81°F summers99 Mbps
72score
57.
🇸🇰

Kosice

Slovakia

$965/mo rent. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$965/mo rent$2523/mo total79°F summers85 Mbps
72score
58.
🇪🇸

Malaga

Spain

$1392/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1392/mo rent$3101/mo total84°F summersCoastal
71score
59.
🇫🇷

Montpellier

France

$930/mo rent. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$930/mo rent$2601/mo total86°F summersCoastal
71score
60.
🇬🇧

Manchester

United Kingdom

$1703/mo rent, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1703/mo rent$3822/mo total68°F summers102 Mbps
71score
61.
🇮🇹

Bologna

Italy

$1130/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1130/mo rent$3115/mo total88°F summers
71score
62.
🇯🇵

Tokyo

Japan

$1359/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1359/mo rent$2947/mo total82°F summers53 MbpsCoastal
71score
63.
🇸🇬

Singapore

Singapore

$2696/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, 279 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$2696/mo rent$4847/mo total88°F summers279 MbpsCoastal
71score
64.
🇫🇷

Nice

France

$1142/mo rent. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1142/mo rent$3050/mo total82°F summersCoastal
70score
65.
🇭🇷

Split

Croatia

$1077/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1077/mo rent$2875/mo total86°F summersCoastalMountains
70score
66.
🇮🇹

Rome

Italy

$1355/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$1355/mo rent$3185/mo total86°F summers75 MbpsCoastal
70score
67.
🇷🇸

Belgrade

Serbia

$904/mo rent. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.

$904/mo rent$2405/mo total81°F summers68 Mbps
70score
68.
🇦🇺

Perth

Australia

$1821/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$1821/mo rent$3726/mo total84°F summersCoastal
69score
69.
🇨🇭

Geneva

Switzerland

$2887/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$2887/mo rent$6149/mo total79°F summers122 Mbps
69score
70.
🇪🇸

Barcelona

Spain

$1712/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$1712/mo rent$3576/mo total81°F summers84 MbpsCoastal
69score
71.
🇮🇹

Florence

Italy

$1316/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$1316/mo rent$3360/mo total86°F summers46 MbpsMountains
69score
72.
🇳🇱

Amsterdam

Netherlands

$2602/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$2602/mo rent$5185/mo total68°F summers122 MbpsCoastal
69score
73.
🇦🇺

Sydney

Australia

$2506/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$2506/mo rent$4790/mo total79°F summers114 MbpsCoastal
68score
74.
🇨🇳

Shanghai

China

$907/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, 281 Mbps. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$907/mo rent$1987/mo total88°F summers281 MbpsCoastal
68score
75.
🇬🇪

Batumi

Georgia

$461/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$461/mo rent$1483/mo total79°F summers32 MbpsCoastalMountains
68score
76.
🇮🇹

Milan

Italy

$1737/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$1737/mo rent$3976/mo total82°F summers90 MbpsMountains
68score
77.
🇻🇳

Da Nang

Vietnam

$475/mo rent, 245 Mbps. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$475/mo rent$1183/mo total93°F summers245 MbpsCoastal
68score
78.
🇦🇲

Yerevan

Armenia

$680/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$680/mo rent$1659/mo total93°F summers65 MbpsMountains
67score
79.
🇮🇪

Dublin

Ireland

$2522/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$2522/mo rent$5033/mo total64°F summers91 MbpsCoastal
67score
80.
🇦🇺

Gold Coast

Australia

$2267/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$2267/mo rent$4578/mo total82°F summersCoastal
66score
81.
🇨🇳

Beijing

China

$1059/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, 204 Mbps. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$1059/mo rent$2159/mo total88°F summers204 Mbps
66score
82.
🇬🇪

Tbilisi

Georgia

$681/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$681/mo rent$1861/mo total84°F summers45 Mbps
66score
83.
🇮🇱

Haifa

Israel

$1054/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$1054/mo rent$3267/mo total84°F summers63 MbpsCoastalMountains
66score
84.
🇮🇳

Bangalore

India

$324/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$324/mo rent$1023/mo total82°F summers94 Mbps
66score
85.
🇮🇳

Goa

India

$167/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$167/mo rent$853/mo total84°F summers80 MbpsCoastal
66score
86.
🇹🇭

Chiang Mai

Thailand

$463/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$463/mo rent$1374/mo total88°F summers143 MbpsMountains
66score
87.
🇨🇷

Tamarindo

Costa Rica

$950/mo rent, full democracy, 187 Mbps. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$950/mo rent$1552/mo total86°F summers187 MbpsCoastal
65score
88.
🇬🇧

Brighton

United Kingdom

$1894/mo rent, full democracy. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$1894/mo rent$4174/mo total68°F summersCoastal
65score
89.
🇵🇦

Boquete

Panama

$725/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$725/mo rent$1618/mo total75°F summersMountains
64score
90.
🇮🇩

Bali

Indonesia

$1082/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$1082/mo rent$2210/mo total84°F summers36 MbpsCoastal
63score
91.
🇨🇳

Shenzhen

China

$743/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$743/mo rent$1750/mo total88°F summers
62score
92.
🇲🇦

Marrakech

Morocco

$495/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$495/mo rent$1387/mo total95°F summers
62score
93.
🇦🇷

Buenos Aires

Argentina

$767/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$767/mo rent$2388/mo total81°F summers55 Mbps
61score
94.
🇨🇷

Atenas

Costa Rica

$650/mo rent, full democracy. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$650/mo rent$1169/mo total81°F summersMountains
61score
95.
🇬🇧

London

United Kingdom

$3000/mo rent, full democracy. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$3000/mo rent$6004/mo total72°F summers87 Mbps
61score
96.
🇮🇱

Jerusalem

Israel

$1920/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$1920/mo rent$4324/mo total84°F summers88 MbpsMountains
61score
97.
🇨🇷

San Jose

Costa Rica

$998/mo rent, full democracy. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$998/mo rent$2417/mo total77°F summers82 MbpsMountains
60score
98.
🇺🇸

Seattle

United States

$2442/mo rent, 185 Mbps. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$2442/mo rent$5095/mo total75°F summers185 MbpsCoastal
60score
99.
🇦🇪

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

$2288/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, 378 Mbps. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$2288/mo rent$4463/mo total106°F summers378 MbpsCoastal
59score
100.
🇮🇱

Tel Aviv

Israel

$2194/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$2194/mo rent$4876/mo total84°F summers92 MbpsCoastal
59score
101.
🇹🇭

Phuket

Thailand

$708/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$708/mo rent$1891/mo total88°F summersCoastal
59score
102.
🇭🇰

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

$2225/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$2225/mo rent$4165/mo total86°F summersCoastal
58score
103.
🇰🇿

Almaty

Kazakhstan

$756/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$756/mo rent$1991/mo total82°F summers133 MbpsMountains
58score
104.
🇹🇭

Bangkok

Thailand

$703/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$703/mo rent$1814/mo total91°F summers77 Mbps
58score
105.
🇵🇦

Panama City

Panama

$1059/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$1059/mo rent$2302/mo total84°F summers31 MbpsCoastal
57score
106.
🇺🇸

Tucson

United States

$1322/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$1322/mo rent$3037/mo total99°F summers
57score
107.
🇺🇿

Tashkent

Uzbekistan

$609/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$609/mo rent$1484/mo total95°F summers83 Mbps
57score
108.
🇺🇸

Los Angeles

United States

$2839/mo rent, 176 Mbps. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$2839/mo rent$5568/mo total82°F summers176 MbpsCoastal
56score
109.
🇺🇸

New York

United States

$4281/mo rent, 162 Mbps. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$4281/mo rent$7597/mo total82°F summers162 MbpsCoastal
56score
110.
🇺🇸

San Francisco

United States

$3413/mo rent, 181 Mbps. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$3413/mo rent$6373/mo total70°F summers181 MbpsCoastal
56score
111.
🇧🇷

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

$661/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$661/mo rent$1816/mo total88°F summers143 MbpsCoastal
55score
112.
🇺🇸

Honolulu

United States

$2703/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$2703/mo rent$5635/mo total86°F summersCoastal
55score
113.
🇧🇷

Florianopolis

Brazil

$627/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$627/mo rent$1675/mo total84°F summersCoastal
54score
114.
🇹🇷

Istanbul

Turkey

$1070/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$1070/mo rent$2444/mo total82°F summers51 MbpsCoastal
54score
115.
🇺🇸

Chicago

United States

$2388/mo rent, 180 Mbps. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$2388/mo rent$4782/mo total81°F summers180 Mbps
53score
116.
🇺🇸

Kansas City

United States

$1395/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$1395/mo rent$3488/mo total88°F summers
53score
117.
🇺🇸

Las Vegas

United States

$1587/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$1587/mo rent$3629/mo total102°F summers
53score
118.
🇪🇬

Cairo

Egypt

$215/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$215/mo rent$988/mo total95°F summers26 Mbps
52score
119.
🇲🇽

Cancun

Mexico

$737/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$737/mo rent$2184/mo total90°F summers142 MbpsCoastal
52score
120.
🇺🇸

Phoenix

United States

$1787/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$1787/mo rent$4080/mo total104°F summers
52score
121.
🇲🇽

Ajijic

Mexico

$879/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$879/mo rent$1943/mo total79°F summers
51score
122.
🇲🇽

Merida

Mexico

$601/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$601/mo rent$1859/mo total93°F summers
51score
123.
🇨🇴

Medellin

Colombia

$703/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$703/mo rent$1884/mo total79°F summers79 MbpsMountains
50score
124.
🇿🇦

Cape Town

South Africa

$1026/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$1026/mo rent$2475/mo total75°F summers53 MbpsCoastalMountains
50score
125.
🇲🇽

San Miguel de Allende

Mexico

$1106/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$1106/mo rent$2433/mo total79°F summers
48score
126.
🇷🇺

Saint Petersburg

Russia

$908/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$908/mo rent$2229/mo total70°F summersCoastal
48score
127.
🇺🇸

Miami

United States

$3010/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$3010/mo rent$5616/mo total90°F summersCoastal
48score
128.
🇲🇽

Playa del Carmen

Mexico

$1068/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$1068/mo rent$2479/mo total90°F summersCoastal
46score
129.
🇲🇽

Puerto Vallarta

Mexico

$1435/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$1435/mo rent$3092/mo total86°F summersCoastal
45score
130.
🇲🇽

Tulum

Mexico

$1045/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$1045/mo rent$2193/mo total90°F summers41 MbpsCoastal
45score
131.
🇷🇺

Moscow

Russia

$1499/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$1499/mo rent$3173/mo total72°F summers
45score
132.
🇲🇽

Mexico City

Mexico

$1173/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.

$1173/mo rent$2641/mo total75°F summers33 MbpsMountains
44score

Data: Numbeo · UNODC · EIU · World Bank · EF EPI · Ookla Speedtest

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Top 5 best cities in the world?▾

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