In 2023, Paris was the most livable city worldwide according to the Global Power City Index (GCPI), with 390 points. Furthermore, Madrid was the second most livable city with 380.9 points, while Tokyo was the third with 367.7 points.

The criteria taken into consideration include, among others, costs and ease of living, number of retail shops and restaurants, and availability of medical services.

As per the Global Liveability Index of 2024, five Indian cities figured on the list comprising 173 across the world. Indian megacities Delhi and Mumbai tied for 141st place with a score of 60.2 out of 100. They were followed by Chennai (59.9), Ahmedabad (58.9), and Bengaluru (58.7). What are indicators for livability The list was topped by Vienna for yet another year. The index measures cities on five broad indicators such as stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure. As per the Economic Intelligence Unit’s suggestions, if a city’s livability score is between 50 to 60 then “livability is substantially constrained”. Less than 50 means most aspects of living are severely restricted. Least Liveable cities on the index The least liveable cities were in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East and North Africa regions. Damascus and Tripoli ranked the lowest. Tel Aviv also witnessed significant drop due to war with Hamas.

This statistic shows a list of the best cities to live in around the world as of 2019. The rating is based on five indicators: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure. In 2019, the Austrian capital Vienna topped the ranking with 99.1 out of 100 possible points.

This statistic shows a list of the best cities to live in in Asia-Pacific countries as of 2018. In 2018, the Australian city Melbourne topped the ranking with 98.4 out of 100 possible points, followed by the Japanese megacity Osaka with 97.7 points.

Information about hotel rooms in the best 10 cities according to THE WORLD'S BEST CITIES 2021 (https://www.bestcities.org/rankings/worlds-best-cities/). The dataset covers the time interval from 1/12/2021 to 28/2/2022. Text fields are in Spanish.

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In 2023 Zurich was both the leading smart city based on the IMD smart city index as well as the city with the highest human development index score, making it one of the premier places on earth to live in. Notable exceptions to the HDI to IMD index score were Beijing, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi. Beijing is a notable outlier because although it ranked 12th on the digital smart cities ranking it was nearly 90 points lower than Zurich on the HDI score. This is compared to Munich, Germany, which was the 20th digital city but had a HDI score of 950.

Smart tech is watching.

CCTV cameras powered by artificial intelligence have become a significant growing market in the modern city. These are predominantly residential, with half the market catering to residential applications of CCTV cameras. However, commercial and business-related CCTV cameras have also seen significant growth, with the market reaching over 800 million U.S. dollars in 2023.

Digital cities need data and data needs infrastructure.

The leading issue with AI infrastructure is data management. AI is a strong influence on how digital cities work and requires a considerable amount of infrastructure to be effective. Storage of AI software is a minor concern, accounting for less than ten percent of challenges globally in 2023.

In 2022, the leading global digital city on the index ranking shown here was Copenhagen with a score of 80.3. Seoul, Beijing, Amsterdam, and Singapore rounded out the top 5 for the best digital cities.

A "workation" is a trip where people travel to a new destination and work from there for at least part of their stay. Barcelona, Spain was ranked by the source as the leading city destination for a workation worldwide in 2023. The ranking considers factors like remote working infrastructure, liveability, and cost of living. For further information on the methodology, please consult the supplementary notes.

In 2023, London was the most attractive city worldwide according to the Global Power City Index (GCPI), with a score of 1646.7. New York City and Tokyo followed with 1506.4 and 1375.8 points respectively.

The Global Power City Index (GPCI) provides a ranking of global cities based on the following criteria: economy, research and development, cultural interaction, livability, environment, and accessibility. It is an assessment of city's power to attract people, businesses and capital from all over the world.

Three Mexican cities were among the ten world's best-rated destinations in 2023, according to a survey conducted among Travel + Leisure readers. In 2023, Oaxaca ranked first with a score of 93.53. Udaipur in India followed closely behind with a score of 93.33, while Kyoto in Japan placed third on the list.

The three best city brands were London, New York, and Paris, according to a survey carried out in 20 countries worldwide in 2024. The source measured the cities reputation in terms of business, investment, liveability, culture, heritage, sustainability, governance, education, and science. London scored 90.9 points, while New York - the second city in the ranking, scored 89.8 points.

Madrid was chosen as the best nightlife city in early 2024, according to nearly 70 percent of tourism marketing professionals. The Spanish capital ranked high above other major party hubs like London or Las Vegas.

In 2023, Berlin, Budapest, Bucharest, and Seoul were ranked as the friendliest cities for nightlife worldwide, reaching an index score of eight points. Two Latin American cities also made it into the top ten that year.

In 2022, Zimbabwe was ranked as the most miserable country in the world with a misery index score of 414.7. Venezuela ranked second with an index score of 330.8.

Quality of life around the world The misery index was created by the economist Arthur Okun in the 1960s. The index is calculated by adding the unemployment rate, the lending rate and the inflation rate minus percent change of GDP per capita.

Another famous tool used for the comparison of development of countries around the world is the Human Development Index, which takes into account such factors as life expectancy at birth, literacy rate, education level and gross national income (GNI) per capita.

Better economic conditions correlate with higher quality of life

Economic conditions affect the life expectancy, which is much higher in the wealthiest regions. With a life expectancy of 85 years, Japan led the ranking of countries with the highest life expectancy in 2020. On the other hand, Lesotho was the country with the lowest life expectancy, where men were expected to live 50 years as of 2022.

The Global Liveability Index ranks the quality of life in cities around the world, basing on political, social, economic and environmental aspects, such as personal safety and health, education and transport services and other public services. In 2022, Vienna was ranked as the city with the highest quality of life worldwide.

Damascus in Syria was ranked as the least expensive city worldwide in 2023, with an index score of 13 out of 100. The country has been marred by civil war over the last decade, hitting the country's economy hard. Other cities in the Middle East and North Africa such as Tehran, Tripoli, and Tunis are also present on the list. Buenos Aires is the Latin American city with the highest costs of living, as Argentina has recently faced an economic crisis and rapidly rising inflation. On the other hand, Singapore and Zurich were ranked the most expensive cities in the world.

With a score of 92.8, Tsinghua University in China secured the top spot in the Asian university ranking in 2024. This higher education institution beat the likes of Seoul National University and the University of Tokyo to the number one position. Interestingly, the overall scores of the leading universities in Asia have increased significantly throughout recent years, thus giving the region a reputation as being home to some of the world’s most prestigious universities. Improving higher education A tertiary education in the Asia-Pacific region has become more attractive for prospective domestic and international students, likely due to the surging level of academia demonstrated by Asian universities. A feat which is most probably due to raised levels of expenditure invested into the Asia-Pacific education sector. Singapore and South Korea are just some of the countries which exhibit these increasing investments. Investments likely made in an attempt to produce more qualified individuals, who can stimulate the evolving industries throughout Asia-Pacific. Life after educationNot only does Asian higher education boast impressive results, but it appears the Asia-Pacific region is becoming more enticing for both domestic and international post-graduates. Many Asian countries are offering better employment opportunities and salaries than their western competitors. Countries such as Taiwan stand in the foreground as those who have initiated recruitment schemes in order to secure international graduates from other Asian regions and thus, encourage intra-regional relations across Asia-Pacific. With more graduates opting to settle in Asia, it does not seem too surprising that Asian cities have been deemed as some of the most liveable in the world.

Florence, the famous Italian city, was the best-rated European city by readers of a U.S. travel magazine in 2024, scoring 90.55 out of 100 points. Funchal, in the Portuguese island of Madeira, ranked second with 89.82 points.

As of September 2024, Mumbai had the highest cost of living among other cities in the country, with an index value of 26.5. Gurgaon, a satellite city of Delhi and part of the National Capital Region (NCR) followed it with an index value of 25.1.  What is cost of living? The cost of living varies depending on geographical regions and factors that affect the cost of living in an area include housing, food, utilities, clothing, childcare, and fuel among others. The cost of living is calculated based on different measures such as the consumer price index (CPI), living cost indexes, and wage price index. CPI refers to the change in the value of consumer goods and services. The wage price index, on the other hand, measures the change in labor services prices due to market pressures. Lastly, the living cost indexes calculate the impact of changing costs on different households. The relationship between wages and costs determines affordability and shifts in the cost of living. Mumbai tops the list Mumbai usually tops the list of most expensive cities in India. As the financial and entertainment hub of the country, Mumbai offers wide opportunities and attracts talent from all over the country. It is the second-largest city in India and has one of the most expensive real estates in the world.

The capital of France was the most attractive city destination worldwide in 2021, according to a global ranking based on six performance pillars. The best-rated metric for the "City of Lights" – as Paris is also known – was its tourism performance, whereas its health and safety indicator obtained the city's lowest score. That year, Dubai placed second in the ranking, with its tourism policy and attractiveness, along with its health and safety metric, being the best performing pillars. In each of those categories, Dubai occupied the world's fourth place.

San Francisco was by far the city offering the best conditions for startups worldwide in 2023, according to data provided by StartupBlink. The total score of San Francisco, amounting to 546.43, was more than double the score of New York, which was ranked second that year. London followed in third.