Method and data

How your city result is made

Your eight choices are compared with 142 cities using a fixed set of long-lived traits. The same answers always produce the same result.

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What the quiz compares

Each question covers one part of everyday city life.

Everyday paceDaily radiusCity or natureWinter or summerDry or humidMobilityLocal characterSocial distance
02

How the three cities are chosen

Best match

The city with the strongest overall fit across all eight choices.

Similar alternative

A strong match from another province with a similar overall direction.

Different alternative

Another strong match from a different region or city type.

The calculation runs in your browser. No large language model chooses the result.

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Data and limits

Current data version: 2026-07-27.

Climate, city scale and geography are anchored to public authoritative sources. Local character and everyday rhythm use broad editorial bands informed by durable city form and regional context.

Not included in the result

Housing costsSalaries and jobsSchools and healthcareResidency and benefits

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