Mexico City vs New York City — Livability Comparison

Mexico City, Mexico and New York City, United States compared across livability metrics on WellPlaced, from World Bank, WHO, OECD, UNESCO, UNODC, Eurostat, Ookla Speedtest, OpenAQ, and GDELT institutional data (not crowdsourced). Overall, New York City ranks higher (58/100 vs 78/100).

Mexico City vs New York City, metric by metric

MetricMexico CityNew York CityHigher
Safety & Security30/10064/100New York City
Daily Living Costs81/10044/100Mexico City
Housing & Rent95/10033/100Mexico City
Healthcare63/10085/100New York City
Economy & Jobs62/10096/100New York City
Education82/10092/100New York City
Transport55/10086/100New York City

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