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Most Livable Cities
176 sats \ 5 comments \ @Bell_curve 29 Jun 2024 earth
According to the Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) annual liveability ranking, the world's most liveable cities in 2024 are:
  1. Vienna, Austria
  2. Copenhagen, Denmark
  3. Zurich, Switzerland
  4. Calgary, Canada
  5. Vancouver, Canada
  6. Geneva, Switzerland
  7. Frankfurt, Germany
  8. Toronto, Canada
  9. Amsterdam, Netherlands
  10. Osaka, Japan
The ranking evaluates 173 cities based on stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure. Vienna tops the list for the 7th consecutive year, while Canadian cities Calgary, Vancouver, and Toronto rank highly due to their low crime rates and good infrastructure[1].
Sources [1] The world's most liveable cities in 2024 https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2024/06/26/the-worlds-most-liveable-cities-in-2024
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @SatsMate 29 Jun 2024
Alot of those cities are pretty expensive. I think livability should strongly factor in cost of living. De Nang Vietnam looks pretty safe and livable and typical rent is like $300 a month.
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21 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby 29 Jun 2024
The fact that Toronto is ranked 8 just proves my thesis that cities are shitcoins.
Toronto's main highway into downtown, the Gardiner Expressway, is crumbling and there are homeless encampments littered underneath all the overpasses. The city is broke. The subway system is terrible. Traffic is awful. Crime and drug use are becoming rampant and the leftists that run the city don't seem to care. It will cost you 3k a month rent for a shoebox in the sky or 2M if you want to buy a decent house.
Toronto does have some really nice areas, good entertainment and nightlife options, ample job and business opportunities. I think it is a good city to live if you are rich and or young trying to move up the ladder and enjoy social life. I don't think it is a good place to raise a family.
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50 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bell_curve OP 29 Jun 2024
What about Montreal?
I wonder why Tokyo is not on the list
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 29 Jun 2024
Montreal is a great place to visit. I haven't been in over a decade though so I can't really comment on what the city is like now. It used to be a mainstay on these lists, I am not sure why that changed. I have family that live in the the Montreal area but they are about 40 mins from the city.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @cristaiji 29 Jun 2024
It’ll be interesting to see how this changes over the next 10 years as fiat currencies are devalued. Those places that can’t adapt will become unliveable and we’ll see new ‘go to’ cities emerge.
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