'Vivre' means to live in the sense of being alive, while 'habiter' means to live in the sense of where you reside ( think of the English words 'inhabit' or 'inhabitant'.) They're interchangeable in some contexts. For example, you could translate 'I live in Paris' as either 'Je vis à Paris' or 'J'habite à Paris'. But unless you're talking about a place of residence, you have to use 'vivre'.