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The bucket-list cities, compared on the numbers that shape a trip.
What counts: Food, sights, and value. Visitor counts are annual international arrivals, approximate; meal is a typical casual lunch.
Tokyo
The best food city on earth, and it isn't close.
Country: JapanVisitors / yr: 15,000,000Casual meal: $12
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Paris
Still the most visited museum-city in the world.
Country: FranceVisitors / yr: 19,000,000Casual meal: $22
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Rome
Three thousand years of history between espresso stops.
Country: ItalyVisitors / yr: 10,000,000Casual meal: $18
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London
Free world-class museums and every cuisine on earth.
Country: United KingdomVisitors / yr: 19,000,000Casual meal: $22
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Barcelona
Gaudí, beaches, and tapas at midnight.
Country: SpainVisitors / yr: 12,000,000Casual meal: $16
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New York City
The city other cities measure themselves against.
Country: United StatesVisitors / yr: 13,000,000Casual meal: $22
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Istanbul
Two continents, one skyline.
Country: TürkiyeVisitors / yr: 16,000,000Casual meal: $8
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Bangkok
Street food capital of the world, at street prices.
Country: ThailandVisitors / yr: 22,000,000Casual meal: $4
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The commute data should be weighted double, honestly.
Visited last spring and it absolutely lives up to the hype.
Housing prices moved way faster than this list implies.
Weather is underrated in these rankings until you've done one bad winter.
Lived in two of these — the cost-of-living numbers are the whole story.