comparing: cities

How would you compare your nearest city with another in your home country - or with your favourite city outside your home country?

There are lots of different ways to compare cities...

On this site, Hong Hong and Wichita in the US are the 'top cities':

City comparison | Compare cities around the world - Versus

Here we can chose two different cities to compare - but only in the States:

2024 Compare Cities

There's a nice list of things to compare:

How to Compare Different Cities | An Expertt Mini-guide

As a starting point, this app looks at how quickly you can get onto a highway/motorway, from Sao Paulo, New York and Santiago:

Urban Observatory

Here we can compare cost of living and quality of life:

Cost Of Living Comparison

Quality of Life Comparison

For example:

Cost of Living Comparison Between Exeter, United Kingdom And Santiago, Chile

Quality of Life Comparison Between Exeter, United Kingdom And Santiago, Chile

There are so many ways to measure things...

Nightlife Index 2023 – Consumer Choice Center

The Top Cities In The UK Empowering Independent Music Artists | iMusician

The best cities for art museums and graffiti

Which cities have the most museums? – Jack's Adventures in Museum Land

This is from a TED Talk from nine years ago. How have things changed since then?

Worldwide, violence is on the decline, but in the crowded cities of the global south — cities like Aleppo, Bamako and Caracas — violence is actually accelerating, fueled by the drug trade, mass unemployment and civil unrest. Security researcher Robert Muggah turns our attention toward these "fragile cities," super-fast-growing places where infrastructure is weak and government often ineffective. He shows us the four big risks we face, and offers a way to change course.

Robert Muggah: How to protect fast-growing cities from failing | TED Talk

Here's more on cities from TED Talks:

Ideas about Cities

The Best TED Talks about Cities and Urban Planning – parCitypatory

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