★ Best places to live
Best cities for families
Cities that balance safety, healthcare, clean air and family-friendly living — ranked for anyone relocating with kids.
This ranking covers 87 cities from our index, sorted by Family score. Vienna comes out on top at 78/100, ahead of Sapporo and Singapore. Open any city for its full cost-of-living, tax and quality-of-life breakdown — or compare two side by side.
- 1ViennaAustria78/100
- 2SapporoJapan77/100
- 3SingaporeSingapore75/100
- 4FukuokaJapan75/100
- 5NagoyaJapan75/100
- 6ZurichSwitzerland74/100
- 7OsakaJapan74/100
- 8TokyoJapan73/100
- 9SydneyAustralia73/100
- 10TallinnEstonia73/100
- 11ValenciaSpain72/100
- 12MunichGermany71/100
- 13MelbourneAustralia71/100
- 14PragueCzech Republic71/100
- 15MontrealCanada71/100
- 16VancouverCanada70/100
- 17SeoulSouth Korea70/100
- 18LyonFrance70/100
- 19CologneGermany70/100
- 20StuttgartGermany70/100
- 21BordeauxFrance70/100
- 22TorontoCanada69/100
- 23DubaiUnited Arab Emirates69/100
- 24PortoPortugal69/100
- 25FrankfurtGermany69/100
- 26HamburgGermany69/100
- 27NiceFrance68/100
- 28RotterdamNetherlands68/100
- 29BostonUnited States67/100
- 30MinneapolisUnited States67/100
- 31AmsterdamNetherlands67/100
- 32LisbonPortugal67/100
- 33MadridSpain66/100
- 34WarsawPoland66/100
- 35CharlotteUnited States65/100
- 36TurinItaly65/100
- 37FlorenceItaly65/100
- 38SeattleUnited States64/100
- 39AustinUnited States64/100
- 40DenverUnited States64/100
- 41PortlandUnited States64/100
- 42NashvilleUnited States64/100
- 43ColumbusUnited States64/100
- 44BudapestHungary64/100
- 45Kuala LumpurMalaysia64/100
- 46ManchesterUnited Kingdom64/100
- 47MarseilleFrance64/100
- 48San DiegoUnited States63/100
- 49BerlinGermany63/100
- 50BarcelonaSpain63/100
- 51Chiang MaiThailand63/100
- 52WashingtonUnited States62/100
- 53San AntonioUnited States62/100
- 54DublinIreland62/100
- 55AtlantaUnited States61/100
- 56RomeItaly61/100
- 57TbilisiGeorgia61/100
- 58AthensGreece61/100
- 59ChicagoUnited States60/100
- 60DallasUnited States60/100
- 61HoustonUnited States60/100
- 62PhiladelphiaUnited States60/100
- 63BangkokThailand60/100
- 64IstanbulTurkey60/100
- 65NaplesItaly60/100
- 66PuneIndia60/100
- 67ChennaiIndia60/100
- 68PhoenixUnited States59/100
- 69Las VegasUnited States59/100
- 70ParisFrance59/100
- 71MilanItaly59/100
- 72Buenos AiresArgentina59/100
- 73BaliIndonesia59/100
- 74MedellínColombia59/100
- 75GuadalajaraMexico59/100
- 76New YorkUnited States58/100
- 77San FranciscoUnited States58/100
- 78MiamiUnited States58/100
- 79DetroitUnited States57/100
- 80LondonUnited Kingdom57/100
- 81Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam57/100
- 82BangaloreIndia57/100
- 83BishkekKyrgyzstan56/100
- 84Los AngelesUnited States54/100
- 85São PauloBrazil54/100
- 86Mexico CityMexico53/100
- 87MumbaiIndia52/100
? Frequently asked questions
Which cities top this ranking?
Vienna leads at 78/100, followed by Sapporo and Singapore. The full ranking of 87 cities is listed above.
How is this ranking calculated?
We sort all 87 cities in our index by Family score. Figures are calibrated estimates, refreshed as we expand coverage — a practical guide, not official statistics.
Can I compare these cities in detail?
Yes. Open any city for its cost of living, rent, taxes, visas and quality of life, or use CostTrek’s side-by-side comparison to weigh two cities against each other.