This year, Cape Town is sitting pretty as the SECOND best city in the world, just under the city that never sleeps, New York City. Can you believe it? That’s right, beam with pride, show them what we’re made of.

New York City earned top honours thanks to several factors, including its food scene, culture, beauty and happy residents. Plus, the rest of the world apparently wants to live there: In the survey, 15% of respondents said they would like to relocate to the Big Apple.

Time Out mentioned Cape Town’s natural beauty that makes people smitten, along with its “multicultural soul”, its “creative landscape… alive with new energy” and for famously being “the most LGBTQ+-friendly city on the continent”.

Of course, the new Time Out Market Cape Town got a mention, along with the Investec Cape Town Art Fair.

Cape Town scored highly across the board, the publication said, adding that “a whopping 100% of locals said the city is beautiful and that it made them happy, while Cape Town’s culture scene ranked highest in the world for its quality.”

Here are the World’s 10 Best Cities In 2024:

1. New York City
2. Cape Town, South Africa
3. Berlin, Germany
4. London, U.K.
5. Madrid, Spain
6. Mexico City, Mexico
7. Liverpool, U.K.
8. Tokyo, Japan
9. Rome, Italy
10. Porto, Portugal

You can read more about the world’s 50 best cities on TimeOut.com.

[source:forbes&timeout]