Find where
you fit.
Rank 128,466 places in 45 countries for a plant, a warehouse, an office or a lab: freight access, workforce, costs, taxes and must-haves, each with its source. Every figure shows its source and year.
Every municipality in Europe and every town from the USA to Japan and Australia: 45 countries, ranked for the life you are moving into. Families, retirees, students, commuters, remote workers and more.
Who is moving?
Country data, taxes and contacts Beta for the countries you compare
Each light is one of 128,466 places. The brightest are each country's best fit for a young family.weaker fitbest fit
More than a ranking
Every place comes with the numbers, the photos and the story behind them.
Openly licensed pictures taken in and around each place, with credits.
Plain-language highlights, watch-outs and the unusual, written from the data.
Highs, lows and rain by month, plus the climate type.
Terrain, lakes, rivers, the sea, railway lines, motorways and borders for every municipality.
Save places with notes, tick two or three to see them side by side, and set your home to compare everything against.
Find the extremes, the places most like yours in other countries, and test yourself.
From “where?” to a shortlist in three moves
Say who is moving
Pick one of 27 profiles or answer a few questions to build your own. The weights stay visible, so you always know why a place ranks.
Choose where to look
A whole country, a region or a single canton or département. Narrow it by size, airport, big-city or sea distance.
Compare and decide
Every place gets a scorecard, trends, close alternatives and local context. Save favourites, compare side by side and print a booklet for the visit.
Switzerland, down to the last commune
2,172 municipalities with 28 official factors, including the municipal tax burden for singles, families, retirees and wealth. This is the young family fit, right now:
- 1Wädenswil
Zurich, 25,193 residents70 - 2Kriens
Lucerne, 28,983 residents68 - 3Noble-Contrée
Valais, 4,635 residents67 - 4Ebikon
Lucerne, 14,469 residents66 - 5Martigny
Valais, 20,974 residents66
A profile for every kind of move
For households. Company sites and small businesses have their own profiles.
Each profile is a transparent set of weights. Open one to see its best places across all 45 countries.
Locations for a business
Separate from the household profiles: 13 kinds of company sites, each with its own weights, must-haves and the key figures a planner compares.
Industry and materials
Logistics
Offices and technology
World and continental rankings
Places compared across borders: national standing, comparable measures and rank in the country.
- Kitsuki JP
- Yamaga JP
- Unzen JP
- Kerava / Kervo FI
- Dundalk South IE
- Huddinge SE
- Beauport CA
- Desmarchais-Crawford CA
- Saint-Hubert CA
- Kitsuki JP
- Yamaga JP
- Unzen JP
45 countries, honest about depth
Local official data (34) Regional official data (6) Regional overview (5). Each country page lists what is measured there.
Switzerland2,172 municipalities
Albania61 municipalities
Australia2,034 municipalities
Austria2,093 municipalities
Belgium581 municipalities
Bulgaria265 municipalities
Canada2,929 municipalities
Croatia556 municipalities
Cyprus615 municipalities
Czechia6,258 municipalities
Denmark99 municipalities
Estonia79 municipalities
Finland310 municipalities
France34,999 municipalities
Germany10,978 municipalities
Greece6,139 municipalities
Hong Kong154 municipalities
Hungary3,155 municipalities
Iceland66 municipalities
Ireland166 municipalities
Israel688 municipalities
Italy7,924 municipalities
Japan1,979 municipalities
Latvia104 municipalities
Liechtenstein11 municipalities
Lithuania60 municipalities
Luxembourg100 municipalities
Malta68 municipalities
Netherlands360 municipalities
New Zealand631 municipalities
North Macedonia80 municipalities
Norway359 municipalities
Poland2,478 municipalities
Portugal3,092 municipalities
Romania3,181 municipalities
Serbia169 municipalities
Singapore113 municipalities
Slovakia2,927 municipalities
Slovenia212 municipalities
South Korea149 municipalities
Spain8,132 municipalities
Sweden290 municipalities
Taiwan78 municipalities
United Kingdom388 municipalities
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Questions people ask
How does Nestlyzer decide where I should live?
You pick who is moving, for example a young family or a retired couple. Each profile weights categories such as costs, safety, family, jobs, mobility and environment. Nestlyzer scores every municipality in the country you choose and ranks them. Every weight and source is listed on the methodology page.
Which countries are covered?
45 countries: 35 in Europe, plus the United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Israel, with 128,466 places in all. Switzerland has the deepest data (28 official factors including municipal tax burden). Austria adds age structure. The other European countries use population, density and growth plus geographic measures such as airport and big-city distance; outside Europe the places, their population and local names come from GeoNames, with the same geographic measures.
Is it free and do I need an account?
It is free and there is no account. Your shortlist and custom profile stay in your browser.
Can I build my own profile?
Yes. Answer a few short questions about household, budget, daily anchor, mobility, tax sensitivity, climate, language and target countries, then fine-tune the weights. Nestlyzer shows which standard profiles are closest to yours.
Is this financial, tax or legal advice?
No. Nestlyzer is a decision aid built on public statistics. Check taxes, permits, schools, healthcare and housing with the responsible authority or a qualified adviser.
Where does the data come from?
Eurostat GISCO LAU, the Swiss Federal Statistical Office, the Swiss Federal Tax Administration, Statistics Austria, EDJNet population-weighted centres, OurAirports and Natural Earth. Photos and descriptions come from Wikimedia projects and never affect scores.