Confirming what we already knew (see the name of our website), Dublin has been named one of the best coastal cities in the world.

In a study recently carried out by Chicago Line Cruises, Dublin was given 11th place in the top 25 of the greatest coastal cities on the globe – just one place behind New York city, to put that in perspective. 

Several factors for each place were taken into consideration in the formation of this list, such as the Mercer Quality Of Life Ranking, Euromonitor Ranking (based on tourist traffic), and the Numbeo Basket Of Goods (which quantifies dozens of living condition metrics).

Here's the top 25 coastal cities in the world:

25. Edinburgh, Scotland

24. New Orleans, USA

23. Venice, Italy

22. Bangkok, Thailand 

21. Honolulu, USA

20. Miami, USA

19. Istanbul, Turkey

18. Perth, Australia

17. Oslo, Norway

16. Dubai, UAE

15. Lisbon, Portugal

14. Los Angeles, USA

13. Helsinki, Finland

12. Hong Kong

11. Dublin

10. New York City, USA

9. Tokyo, Japan

8. San Francisco, USA

7. Sydney, Australia

6. Chicago, USA

5. Singapore

4. Copenhagen, Denmark

3. Vancouver, Canada

2. Barcelona, Spain

1. Auckland, New Zealand

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