The 2024 City Quality of Life Rankings are just out, which city in Canada is right for you?

Mondo Social Updated on 2024-02-07

Recently, Numbeo updated the latest ranking of the 2024 Global Quality of Life Index of various cities, and if you want to move to Canada, let's take a look at which city is more suitable for you

Edmonton, Alberta, topped the list of Canadian cities, while Calgary, Alberta, also ranked second. The specific rankings are as follows:

EdmontonCalgaryMississauga, Victoria, Halifax, Ottawa, Vancouver, Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, Winnipeg.

When people think of Canada, Vancouver and Toronto are the first cities that come to mind, because they are comfortable and livable, culturally diverse, and have a large population, which are the top cities for many people to immigrate to Canada.

But correspondingly, the influx of people over the years has made the two cities increasingly crowded and housing prices higher. Vancouver's house-price-to-income ratio even exceeded 20, which is 4 times that of Edmonton and Calgary!

The quality of life index list released by Numbeo gives us a glimpse of the two cities of "Edmonton" and "Calgary", what makes them surpass Toronto and Vancouver and become the top two on the list?

Standard of living:

The Quality of Life Index is an estimate of a city's overall quality of life, which combines factors such as purchasing power, pollution levels, housing affordability, cost of living, safety, quality of healthcare, commute times, and climatic conditions.

According to **, it can be seen that Edmonton and Calgary have achieved the top two in the two data of "purchasing power index (higher the better)" and "house price to income ratio (lower the better)", which means that Alberta has a developed economy, high per capita income, low cost of living and housing prices, and strong people's purchasing power.

Economically developed:

Alberta is a major oil province, and thanks to its abundant natural resources, Alberta's GDP per capita is the highest in Canada. Calgary is the economic center of Alberta, the energy capital of Canada, and has a strong economy.

Not only do the world's leading oil companies (ExxonMobil, PetroChina, Sinopec, Shell, etc.) have branches here, but also industries such as finance, information technology and engineering are thriving, with low unemployment and high per capita income. It is a city full of economic vitality.

Climate and Environment:

The province of British Columbia has the best climate in Canada, which has a Mediterranean climate due to its proximity to the Pacific Ocean. In addition, the climate of other provinces is relatively similar, with four distinct seasons.

In Calgary and Edmonton, for example, the average temperature is slightly cooler than Vancouver Toronto, and the climate is dry and sunny. Although it sometimes drops to minus 20 degrees Celsius in winter, the temperature rises quickly when the Chinook warm current occurs, and it is generally very comfortable and livable. However, thanks to the winter snowfall, there are two famous ski resorts of Banff and Jasper

Education & Healthcare:

Education and medical care are naturally not bad in economically developed places, and Alberta's public education system and medical system are among the best in Canada. The Alberta High School Diploma is recognized throughout North America and around the world.

In addition, Alberta has many well-known research institutions such as the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary, among which the University of Alberta's biomedical science is an internationally renowned discipline, which also complements and promotes each other with local medical resources, making Alberta's health care index also among the best.

In summary, taking into account factors such as economic development, cost of living, education and health care, Edmonton and Calgary are currently the two cities with the best value for money to live in。The growing population also indicates that these two cities are about to become popular cities for new immigrants.

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