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Best cities for families with kids (2026)
Cities ranked by Mundevo's family composite: healthcare (35%), safety (35%), air quality (20%), internet (10%). Education quality isn't a Mundevo axis yet — cross-check international-school presence locally.
Why this list matters
Families optimizing for relocation weight healthcare and safety heavily — a single trip to a low-rated hospital ER with a sick child re-orders all other priorities permanently. This listicle leans into that.
International-school presence isn't in the score (it's not a Mundevo axis yet), so use this as the institutional-strength filter and cross-check schools as a separate step.
Family composite re-weights existing axes: healthcare 35%, safety 35%, air quality 20%, internet 10%. The default Mundevo composite weights all axes equally; the family weighting emphasizes the institutional-strength axes families care about most.
| # | City | Family score | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  TaipeiTaiwan | 85/100 | Taiwan |
| 2 |  ZurichSwitzerland | 84/100 | Switzerland |
| 3 |  AmsterdamNetherlands | 82/100 | Netherlands |
| 4 |  MunichGermany | 82/100 | Germany |
| 5 |  TokyoJapan | 82/100 | Japan |
| 6 |  TallinnEstonia | 81/100 | Estonia |
| 7 |  SingaporeSingapore | 80/100 | Singapore |
| 8 |  OsloNorway | 80/100 | Norway |
| 9 |  CopenhagenDenmark | 79/100 | Denmark |
| 10 |  SeoulSouth Korea | 79/100 | South Korea |
| 11 |  DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | 78/100 | United Arab Emirates |
| 12 | OsakaJapan | 77/100 | Japan |
| 13 | GenevaSwitzerland | 77/100 | Switzerland |
| 14 | BusanSouth Korea | 76/100 | South Korea |
| 15 |  SalzburgAustria | 76/100 | Austria |
| 16 |  Hong KongHong Kong | 76/100 | Hong Kong |
| 17 | Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates | 76/100 | United Arab Emirates |
| 18 |  StockholmSweden | 75/100 | Sweden |
| 19 | ViennaAustria | 75/100 | Austria |
| 20 | RotterdamNetherlands | 75/100 | Netherlands |
| 21 | FrankfurtGermany | 75/100 | Germany |
| 22 |  ValenciaSpain | 74/100 | Spain |
| 23 |  PortoPortugal | 74/100 | Portugal |
| 24 | BerlinGermany | 74/100 | Germany |
| 25 | MadridSpain | 73/100 | Spain |
| 26 | HamburgGermany | 73/100 | Germany |
| 27 | LisbonPortugal | 73/100 | Portugal |
| 28 |  VancouverCanada | 73/100 | Canada |
| 29 |  WellingtonNew Zealand | 72/100 | New Zealand |
| 30 | MontrealCanada | 72/100 | Canada |
| 31 |  Tel AvivIsrael | 72/100 | Israel |
| 32 |  BudapestHungary | 72/100 | Hungary |
| 33 |  EdinburghUnited Kingdom | 71/100 | United Kingdom |
| 34 |  LyonFrance | 71/100 | France |
| 35 |  AustinUnited States | 71/100 | United States |
| 36 | SeattleUnited States | 71/100 | United States |
| 37 |  WarsawPoland | 70/100 | Poland |
| 38 |  PragueCzech Republic | 70/100 | Czech Republic |
| 39 | GothenburgSweden | 69/100 | Sweden |
| 40 | BrnoCzech Republic | 69/100 | Czech Republic |
| 41 |  MelbourneAustralia | 69/100 | Australia |
| 42 | BrisbaneAustralia | 69/100 | Australia |
| 43 | BarcelonaSpain | 69/100 | Spain |
| 44 |  Cluj-NapocaRomania | 69/100 | Romania |
| 45 |  DublinIreland | 68/100 | Ireland |
| 46 | MiamiUnited States | 68/100 | United States |
| 47 | AucklandNew Zealand | 68/100 | New Zealand |
| 48 | TorontoCanada | 68/100 | Canada |
| 49 | SydneyAustralia | 68/100 | Australia |
| 50 |  ShanghaiChina | 66/100 | China |
| 51 |  JeddahSaudi Arabia | 66/100 | Saudi Arabia |
| 52 | New YorkUnited States | 66/100 | United States |
| 53 |  FlorenceItaly | 65/100 | Italy |
| 54 | LondonUnited Kingdom | 65/100 | United Kingdom |
| 55 | RiyadhSaudi Arabia | 65/100 | Saudi Arabia |
| 56 | San FranciscoUnited States | 65/100 | United States |
| 57 |  AntwerpBelgium | 64/100 | Belgium |
| 58 | ParisFrance | 64/100 | France |
| 59 | ChicagoUnited States | 64/100 | United States |
| 60 | DebrecenHungary | 64/100 | Hungary |
| 61 | BeijingChina | 63/100 | China |
| 62 | ManchesterUnited Kingdom | 63/100 | United Kingdom |
| 63 | KrakowPoland | 63/100 | Poland |
| 64 |  Kuala LumpurMalaysia | 63/100 | Malaysia |
| 65 |  BangkokThailand | 62/100 | Thailand |
| 66 | RomeItaly | 62/100 | Italy |
| 67 | BucharestRomania | 61/100 | Romania |
| 68 | CorkIreland | 61/100 | Ireland |
| 69 | PenangMalaysia | 61/100 | Malaysia |
| 70 | MilanItaly | 61/100 | Italy |
| 71 | BrusselsBelgium | 61/100 | Belgium |
| 72 | Chiang MaiThailand | 61/100 | Thailand |
| 73 | Los AngelesUnited States | 59/100 | United States |
| 74 |  AthensGreece | 57/100 | Greece |
| 75 |  BangaloreIndia | 56/100 | India |
| 76 |  AnkaraTurkey | 55/100 | Turkey |
| 77 |  BaliIndonesia | 55/100 | Indonesia |
| 78 |  CordobaArgentina | 54/100 | Argentina |
| 79 |  Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam | 54/100 | Vietnam |
| 80 |  ValparaisoChile | 53/100 | Chile |
| 81 | IstanbulTurkey | 53/100 | Turkey |
| 82 |  MedellinColombia | 52/100 | Colombia |
| 83 |  São PauloBrazil | 52/100 | Brazil |
| 84 |  MarrakechMorocco | 51/100 | Morocco |
| 85 |  Cape TownSouth Africa | 51/100 | South Africa |
| 86 |  ArequipaPeru | 51/100 | Peru |
| 87 | ThessalonikiGreece | 51/100 | Greece |
| 88 | Buenos AiresArgentina | 50/100 | Argentina |
| 89 | SantiagoChile | 49/100 | Chile |
| 90 | MumbaiIndia | 48/100 | India |
| 91 |  GuadalajaraMexico | 48/100 | Mexico |
| 92 | HanoiVietnam | 47/100 | Vietnam |
| 93 | Mexico CityMexico | 47/100 | Mexico |
| 94 | CasablancaMorocco | 46/100 | Morocco |
| 95 | Rio de JaneiroBrazil | 46/100 | Brazil |
| 96 |  CebuPhilippines | 46/100 | Philippines |
| 97 | BogotaColombia | 46/100 | Colombia |
| 98 |  AlexandriaEgypt | 44/100 | Egypt |
| 99 | CairoEgypt | 43/100 | Egypt |
| 100 | LimaPeru | 42/100 | Peru |
| 101 | ManilaPhilippines | 42/100 | Philippines |
| 102 | JakartaIndonesia | 41/100 | Indonesia |
| 103 | JohannesburgSouth Africa | 41/100 | South Africa |
| 104 | DelhiIndia | 40/100 | India |
The top three, in context
Amsterdam pairs world-class healthcare (mandatory insurance system) with extreme English-fluency — uniquely friction-free for English-speaking parents enrolling kids in local schools.
The score doesn't capture education-system quality, international-school presence, or curriculum compatibility — all critical for families relocating mid-school year. Always cross-reference with the destination's specific school landscape.
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