Kyiv improved its position in the Best Cities Reports 2021 ranking, rising from 139th to 87th place in 2021. Therefore, the Ukrainian capital for the first time got into the first hundred lists of Best Cities. This was reported by the Department of Economics and Investment of the Kyiv City State Administration, citing the American rating publication Best Cities Reports 2021.

Best Cities Reports 2021 is the sixth issue with a comprehensive ranking of cities around the world for a living, working, investing and travelling from Resonance Consultancy.

The publication calls Kyiv one of the most distinct cities, colourful and vibrant as a nation’s flag compares buildings in the capital with Ukrainian Easter eggs and the skyline topped with gold domes gleaming up the hills from the Dnieper River. In particular, the section on monuments and places of interest mentions the objects included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in Ukraine - St. Sophia Cathedral and the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra and St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery and St. Volodymyr’s Cathedral. The museums of the capital took 27th place among all museums in the world.

Resonance Consultancy is rated cities with populations of over a million people based on statistical indicators and assessments of service quality by locals and tourists. 25 spheres are considered, grouped into six main categories: the environment, taking into account the number of cases of COVID-19; key city institutions, attractions and infrastructure; human capital; standard of living; leisure; media coverage, internet, etc.

Source: https://kyivcity.gov.ua/news