Cape Town vs Mexico City — Livability Comparison

Cape Town, South Africa and Mexico City, Mexico compared across livability metrics on WellPlaced, from World Bank, WHO, OECD, UNESCO, UNODC, Eurostat, Ookla Speedtest, OpenAQ, and GDELT institutional data (not crowdsourced). Overall, Mexico City ranks higher (57/100 vs 58/100).

Cape Town vs Mexico City, metric by metric

MetricCape TownMexico CityHigher
Safety & Security5/10030/100Mexico City
Daily Living Costs84/10081/100Cape Town
Housing & Rent78/10075/100Cape Town
Healthcare45/10063/100Mexico City
Economy & Jobs57/10062/100Mexico City
Education84/10082/100Cape Town
Transport68/10055/100Cape Town

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