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Best cities to live — 17 ranked lists

Pick the lens that matches your relocation question. Cheapest cities in Europe? Fastest internet? Lowest tax? Each listicle ranks every city by one criterion with the methodology spelled out.

Cheapest cities in the Mundevo index (2026)

Every city in the catalog ranked by cost-of-living index. Lower = cheaper. Benchmarked against New York = 100.

Cities with the cheapest rent (2026)

Ranked by median asking rent for a central one-bedroom, normalized to New York = 100. Filters for relocators where housing is the largest line item.

The most expensive cities in the Mundevo index

Catalog ranked by cost-of-living index, highest first. Useful for benchmarking salary expectations against high-cost destinations.

Safest cities in the Mundevo index

Catalog ranked by safety index (0–100, higher = safer). Combines crime, civil stability, and street-level safety signals.

Cities with the best healthcare

Catalog ranked by healthcare quality index. Reflects system capacity, accessibility, and outcomes — not out-of-pocket cost.

Cities with the best air quality

Catalog ranked by air-quality index. Becomes a hard filter for relocators with respiratory conditions or families with young kids.

Cities with the highest quality of life

Catalog ranked by composite Mundevo quality score: 40% safety, 35% healthcare, 25% air quality.

Best cities for digital nomads (2026)

Editorial ranking optimized for remote workers: low cost (35%), fast internet (25%), safety (20%), healthcare (20%).

Median internet

Cities with the fastest internet

Catalog ranked by median fixed-broadband download speed. Critical filter for remote workers and gamers.

Cheapest cities in Europe (2026)

European cities only, ranked by cost-of-living index ascending. Filter for relocators staying inside EU/UK/EEA.

Combined deduction

Cities with the lowest payroll deduction

Ranked by combined effective income tax + employee-side social security. Lower means a higher take-home from any given gross salary.

Best cities for families with kids (2026)

Cities ranked on healthcare (35%), safety (35%), air quality (20%) and internet (10%). Education isn't a Mundevo axis yet — check local schools yourself.

Best cities for retirees on a fixed budget (2026)

Cities ranked on healthcare (40%), safety (25%), affordability (25%) and air (10%) — institutional strength plus the cost pressure retirees actually face.

Best cities for tech startup founders (2026)

Cities with deep founder ecosystems: investor density, technical talent, infrastructure and accessible visa routes. Editorial picks, composite-ranked.

Remote-settle score

Best places to live for remote workers (2026)

A different optimization from the nomad ranking: it assumes you settle for years, so it weights infrastructure, time-zone convenience and tax structure.

Visa accessibility

Easiest countries for tech professionals to get a visa (2026)

Editorial ranking of countries by how accessible their fast-track tech-talent visas are: category quality, processing speed, English-friendliness.

Cheapest cities to retire on a modest pension (2026)

Cities ranked by cost-of-living index, filtered for retiree-friendly visa routes (passive-income, retirement, or no-employment-required residency).

Looking for a head-to-head? Compare any two cities at /compare. Country-to-country moves at /relocate. Need a specific salary number? /calculator.