The Economist Intelligence Unit’s liveability ranking, released this past Monday, put Vancouver, Canada, in the top spot out of 140 world cities, followed by Vienna .
Canada, Australia and Switzerland dominated the rest of the top 10, with Melbourne in third place, Toronto in fourth, Calgary and Perth tied for fifth/sixth, Geneva in eighth and Zürich and Sydney tied for ninth/10th. Helsinki was seventh, while London was 51st, behind Manchester at 46th. Asia’s best city was Osaka, Japan, at 13th, while the top US spot was Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at 29th.
Mercer’s quality of living survey, released in April and covering 215 cities, was led by Vienna, followed by Zürich, Geneva, Vancouver and Auckland. Singapore was the most liveable Asian locale in 26th place, Honolulu was best in the US at 29th and London was the highest UK scorer at 38th.
There are similarities between these lists and Monocle’s and the reason is simple. According to Jon Copestake, editor of the EIU report, cities that score best tend to be mid-sized, in developed countries, offering culture and recreation but without the crime or infrastructure problems seen in places with larger populations.
The most ‘liveable’ 2009 2008 1 4 Zürich 2 1 Copenhagen 3 - Tokyo 4 2 Munich 5 - Helsinki 6 7 Stockholm 7 6 Vienna 8 10 Paris 9 - Melbourne 10 14 Berlin 11 12 Honolulu 12 13 Madrid 13 11 Sydney 14 8 Vancouver 15 - Barcelona 16 17 Fukuoka 17 - Oslo 18 22 Singapore 19 16 Montreal 20 - Auckland 21 18 Amsterdam 22 20 Kyoto 23 21 Hamburg 24 23 Geneva 25 25 Lisbon *First time on list: Oslo and Auckland
Dropped off: Minneapolis and Portland
Source: Monocle
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