Believe it or not, data shows that Toronto is actually one of the quietest cities in the world.
Online language learning platform Preply has analyzed the world’s noisiest and quietest cities by creating a list of major global cities and analyzing different factors, including population density, average time spent in traffic, noise pollution rating and reviews mentioning the words “noisy” or “loud.”
On a list of one to 10, Toronto ranked the 10th quietest city in the world based on the following factors: a population of 4,000 people per square kilometre, 4,451,000 annual visitors, and spending an average of 45 minutes in traffic. Other factors included a noise pollution rating of 47.83, 88 pubs and bars advertised on TripAdvisor, and 112 English-language attraction reviews on TripAdvisor mentioning the words “noisy” or “loud”.
In addition to being the only Canadian city on the list, it was also the only city in the Western Hemisphere.
WHERE IS THE QUIETEST CITY IN THE WORLD?
Topping the list is Frankfurt, Germany. The city boasts a population density of 3,000 people per square kilometre, with about 2,511,400 visitors per year. When it comes to driving, the average time spent stuck in traffic was 23 minutes, the noise pollution level was 45.7, and there were only 10 attraction reviews mentioning the words “noisy” or “loud”. Additionally, the list claims there are just 54 pubs and bars listed in Frankfurt on TripAdvisor.
The second quietest city was also in Germany – Munich is the runner-up, with a population density of 5,000 people per square kilometre, and about 3,492,000 annual visitors. You can expect to spend about 30 minutes stuck in traffic, while noise pollution levels are 37.41 and 65 reviews highlighted an attraction as being loud/noisy.
Amsterdam, Netherlands ranks third, while Florence, Italy took the fourth spot. Another German city, Berlin, took fifth place, while the only Asian city, Kyoto, Japan, is sixth, followed by Sydney, Australia and Prague, Czech Republic.
Preply compiled its data from numerous websites, including Nomadlist, Numbeo and TripAdvisor. The full methodology can be found here.
