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Lausanne

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7.52 / 10

Onde Viver Bem · updated November 10, 2026

Technical notes for this page

Updated November 10, 2026. Indicative score. Weights: entertainment 11.73% (destinations and venues within 50 km); bars 3.73%; safety 15% with a penalty; water at country level; land price per m² = official source (ITBI, Terracap, registries, valuations) or listings with a caveat · coverage 100%

Lausanne has an indicative score of 7.52/10 in the World ranking of Onde Viver Bem, updated November 10, 2026. The strongest published variables are Airport (10.00), Beach / mountains (10.00) and Water (9.67); the weakest are Mild climate (3.16), Sun (3.30) and Safety (5.20). The scores are indicative. Cost of living and the land price per m² are not part of the score.

Lausanne: view of the city — Lausanne. Photo: Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr, Wikimedia Commons.

safety: regional, not municipal, figure (Eurostat NUTS2); air: not in the WHO database — official local figure; safety: feeling of safety at national level only (Gallup)

Land price per m²

US$ 2,250/m² (CHF 1,842)

unofficial immobilienindex.ch portal, 2026 · source

Collected November 10, 2026 · exchange rate CHF 0.81873 per US$ (Frankfurter API (ECB reference rates), 2026-11-09)

Note: Unofficial source. Average from an aggregator portal; methodology not disclosed.

Score breakdown

Each criterion's score, its weight in the total and the raw figure, linked to its source.

Safety · score 5.20 · weight 15.00% · sources: homicidios_100k_local (2.49) · obitos_indeterminados_100k (2.0) · roubo_razao_cidade_pais (4.65) · sensacao_seguranca_noite_pct (88)

raw: 2.49 per 100k pop. · 40% violent deaths (log 30→0, 0.5→10 per 100k) + 30% city robbery ÷ country average (log 5×→0, 0.5×→10) + 30% share who feel safe at night (lin 30%→0, 95%→10); any part without data: weights renormalized

Composite safety: violent deaths 2.5 per 100k → 6.1 (weight 40%) · robbery 4.65× the country average (commune de Lausanne, 2024) → 0.3 (weight 30%) · 88.0% feel safe walking alone at night (Switzerland (national), 2024) → 8.9 (weight 30%).

Beach / mountains · score 10.00 · weight 11.59% · sources: km_ate_praia_osm (5.0) · km_ate_relevo_montanhoso (20.0) · osm_cachoeiras_50km (144.0) · osm_areas_protegidas_50km (71.0) · osm_trilhas_rota_50km (1910.0) · osm_mirantes_50km (707.0)

raw: 5.0 km · beach: distance log 5 km→10, 150 km→0; mountains: richness of nature leisure (mean of the top 3 of 4 counts, 50 km) × access (1 up to 15 km → 0 at 150 km, log), 0 with no relief; score = min(10, max(beach, mountains) + 0.3·min)

Water · score 9.67 · weight 9.94% · sources: wb_estresse_hidrico_pais (6.499) · wb_agua_gerida_segura_pais (96.7)

raw: 6.499 % withdrawal / available resources · average: stress log 100%→0, 10%→10; safe water lin 50%→0, 100%→10

Parks · score 8.44 · weight 9.94% · sources: osm_parques_2km (60.0) · osm_parques_municipio (83.0)

raw: 60.0 count of OSM objects · 50% log1p(count within 2 km), 60→10 + 50% log1p(per 10k pop.), 15→10

Sun · score 3.30 · weight 9.94% · sources: radiacao_solar_global (1363.2)

raw: 1363.2 kWh/m²/year · lin 1000→0, 2100→10 kWh/m²/year

Restaurants · score 8.29 · weight 9.11% · sources: osm_restaurantes_2km (260.0) · osm_restaurantes_municipio (347.0) · overture_restaurantes_2km (563.0) · overture_restaurantes_municipio (705.0)

raw: Average of two mapping sources, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (Overture count ÷ K, K = median Overture/OSM ratio across the 39 cities: 2.57 within 2 km, 3.41 in the municipality); each source: 50% log1p(count within 2 km), 1000→10 + 50% log1p(per 10k pop.), 30→10. Brazil: 50% of that score + 50% log1p(CNPJ per 10k pop. ÷ K), 30→10

Entertainment · score 8.86 · weight 11.73% · sources: osm_destinos_entretenimento_50km (33.0) · osm_arenas_grandes_50km (36.0)

raw: 69.0 count of OSM objects (destinations + venues, 50 km) · log1p(destinations + stadiums/music venues), 120→10; 50 km radius

A1ed, radius 50 km: 33.0 destinations (theme_park/zoo/aquarium/water_park) + 36.0 stadiums/music venues (stadium, music_venue, concert_hall). Left out: events_venue, sports_centre, theatre, amusement_ride, amusement_arcade. OpenStreetMap via ohsome.

Bars · score 7.04 · weight 3.73% · sources: osm_bares_2km (80.0) · osm_bares_municipio (94.0) · overture_bares_2km (134.0) · overture_bares_municipio (161.0)

raw: Average of two mapping sources, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (Overture count ÷ K, K = median Overture/OSM ratio across the 39 cities: 2.48 within 2 km, 3.20 in the municipality); each source: 50% log1p(count within 2 km), 500→10 + 50% log1p(per 10k pop.), 10→10. Brazil: 50% of that score + 50% log1p(CNPJ per 10k pop. ÷ K), 10→10

Mild climate · score 3.16 · weight 4.97% · sources: dias_conforto_termico (104.2)

raw: 104.2 days/year · lin 0→0, 330→10 days/year

Health · score 7.96 · weight 4.97% · sources: wb_expectativa_vida (84.407) · osm_hospitais_10km (11.0)

raw: 84.407 years · average: life expectancy lin 70→0, 85→10; Brazil: beds/10k pop. lin 0→0, 50→10; World: OSM hospitals within 10 km log1p 50→10

Clean air · score 9.03 · weight 4.14% · sources: pm25_media_anual (7.9)

raw: 7.9 µg/m³ · lin 35→0, 5→10 µg/m³ (WHO=5)

Airport · score 10.00 · weight 2.48% · sources: osm_aeroportos_iata_50km (2.0)

raw: 2.0 count of OSM objects · 0→0, 1→7, ≥2→10

Culture · score 8.90 · weight 2.48% · sources: osm_cultura_5km (86.0)

raw: 86.0 count of OSM objects · log1p(count), 150→10

The city

Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and the capital of the canton of Vaud. Seat of the district of Lausanne, the city lies on the shores of Lake Geneva, facing the French town of Évian-les-Bains across the lake, with the Jura mountains to the northwest. Lausanne is 62 km northeast of Geneva.

English rendering of the Portuguese Wikipedia summary linked below. Source: wikipedia_pt. Wikipedia revision 69117495 (2024-12-04T18:10:00Z).

Taxation

Droit de mutation (transfer duty): 2.2% cantonal + up to 1.1% communal (≤ 50 cts per cantonal franc; Lausanne's rate to be checked in the arrêté d'imposition). Base: assessed value/price. État de Vaud — Administration cantonale des impôts

annual property tax (IBI/taxe foncière/ENFIA/IMU/固定資産税 etc.); no official local rate collected yet (we do not invent the figure). not collected in this round

Frequently asked questions

What is the Onde Viver Bem score for Lausanne?

Lausanne has an indicative score of 7.52/10 in the World ranking, updated November 10, 2026. Cost of living is not part of the score.

What are the strengths and weaknesses of the score for Lausanne?

The strongest published variables are Airport (10.00), Beach / mountains (10.00) and Water (9.67); the weakest are Mild climate (3.16), Sun (3.30) and Safety (5.20).

Does cost of living or the land price per m² enter the score?

No. Cost of living and the land price per m² appear on the page but are not part of the score. See the methodology.

How is the score calculated?

It is an indicative 0–10 quality-of-life index, with 13 variables and published weights. Safety has a 15% weight and, when local data exist, a lethal-violence penalty may cap the total. The full method is on the methodology page.

Are any figures on this page estimates?

This page has no value marked as an estimate. Each metric cites its source.