Finance:Most livable cities
The world's most livable cities is an informal name given to any list of cities as they rank on an annual survey of living conditions. In addition to providing clean water, clean air, adequate food and shelter, a ‘livable’ city must also generate a sense of community and offer hospitable settings for all, especially young people, to develop social skills, a sense of autonomy and identity.[1]
Regions with cities commonly ranked in the top 50 include Oceania, Northern America and Europe.[2] Three examples of such surveys are Monocle's "Quality of Life Survey", the Economist Intelligence Unit's "Global Liveability Ranking", and "Mercer Quality of Living Survey". Numbeo has the largest statistics and survey data based on cities and countries.[3] Deutsche Bank's Liveability Survey is another ranking of cities by quality of life.
The EIU's Global Liveability Ranking
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The Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) publishes an annual Global Liveability Ranking, which ranks 140 cities for their urban quality of life based on assessments of their stability, healthcare, culture, environment, education and infrastructure.[4]
Melbourne, Australia, had been ranked by the EIU as the world's most livable city for seven years in a row, from 2011 to 2017.[5] Between 2004 and 2010, Vancouver , Canada, was ranked the EIU's most livable city, with Melbourne sharing first place in the inaugural 2002 report. Vancouver has ranked third since 2015, while Vienna, Austria, ranked second until 2018 when it climbed to the top spot.
The Syrian capital, Damascus, was ranked the least livable city of the 140 assessed in 2021 and 2022.[6][7]
The EIU also publishes a Worldwide Cost of Living Survey that compares the cost of living in a range of global cities.[8]
EIU's Global Liveability Ranking 2022 [7] | |||
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City | Country/Region | ||
1 | Vienna | ![]() | |
2 | Copenhagen | ![]() | |
3 | Zurich | ![]() | |
4 | Calgary | ![]() | |
5 | Vancouver | ![]() | |
6 | Geneva | ![]() | |
7 | Frankfurt | ![]() | |
8 | Toronto | ![]() | |
9 | Amsterdam | ![]() | |
10 | Osaka | ![]() | |
11 | Melbourne | ![]() |
Monocle's Quality of Life Survey
Since 2006, the lifestyle magazine Monocle has published an annual list of livable cities. The list in 2008 was named "The Most Livable Cities Index" and presented 20 top locations for quality of life.
Important criteria in this survey are safety/crime, international connectivity, climate/sunshine, quality of architecture, public transport, tolerance, environmental issues and access to nature, urban design, business conditions, proactive policy developments and medical care.
The 2021 Monocle Survey determined the world's most livable city was Copenhagen, followed by Zurich, Helsinki and Stockholm.[9]
Monocle's Quality of Life Survey 2021[9] | |||
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City | Country/Region | ||
1 | Copenhagen | ![]() | |
2 | Zürich | ![]() | |
3 | Helsinki | ![]() | |
4 | Stockholm | ![]() | |
5 | Tokyo | ![]() | |
6 | Vienna | ![]() | |
7 | Lisbon | ![]() | |
8 | Auckland | ![]() | |
9 | Taipei | ![]() | |
10 | Sydney | ![]() | |
11 | Seoul | ![]() | |
12 | Vancouver | ![]() | |
13 | Munich | ![]() | |
14 | Berlin | ![]() | |
15 | Amsterdam | ![]() | |
16 | Madrid | ![]() | |
17 | Melbourne | ![]() | |
18 | Kyoto | ![]() | |
19 | Brisbane | ![]() | |
20 | Los Angeles | ![]() |
Global Finance's World's Best Cities to Live
Global Finance is an English-language monthly financial magazine that publishes a list of the world's best cities to live that is based on a score that reflects a comprehensive list of eight unique factors. These are: economic strength; research and development; cultural interaction; livability; environment; accessibility; GDP per capita (nominal in USD); and COVID-19 deaths per million for the country.[10]
The World's Best Cities to Live In 2022[11] | |||
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City | Country/Region | ||
1 | London | ![]() | |
2 | Tokyo | ![]() | |
3 | Shanghai | ![]() | |
4 | Singapore | ![]() | |
5 | Melbourne | ![]() | |
6 | Sydney | ![]() | |
7 | Paris | ![]() | |
8 | Beijing | ![]() | |
9 | New York City | ![]() | |
10 | Amsterdam | ![]() |
Mercer's Quality of Living Ranking
American global human resources and related financial services consulting firm Mercer annually releases its Mercer Quality of Living Survey, comparing 221 cities based on 39 criteria. New York City is given a baseline score of 100 and other cities are rated in comparison. Important criteria are safety, education, hygiene, health care, culture, environment, recreation, political-economic stability, public transport and access to goods and services. The list is intended to help multinational companies decide where to open offices or plants, and how much to pay employees. Mercer has ranked Austria's capital Vienna first in its annual "Quality of Living" survey since 2009.
Mercer's Quality of Living Ranking 2019[12] | |||
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City | Country/Region | ||
1 | Vienna | ![]() | |
2 | Zürich | ![]() | |
3 | Vancouver | ![]() | |
4 | Munich | ![]() | |
5 | Auckland | ![]() | |
6 | Düsseldorf | ![]() | |
7 | Frankfurt | ![]() | |
8 | Copenhagen | ![]() | |
9 | Geneva | ![]() | |
10 | Basel | ![]() | |
11 | Sydney | ![]() | |
12 | Amsterdam | ![]() | |
13 | Berlin | ![]() | |
14 | Bern | ![]() | |
15 | Wellington | ![]() | |
16 | Toronto | ![]() | |
17 | Melbourne | ![]() | |
18 | Singapore | ![]() | |
19 | Ottawa | ![]() | |
20 | Hamburg | ![]() | |
21 | Perth | ![]() | |
22 | Montréal | ![]() | |
23 | Nuremberg | ![]() | |
24 | Stockholm | ![]() | |
25 | Oslo | ![]() | |
26 | Luxembourg City | ![]() | |
27 | Stuttgart | ![]() | |
28 | Brussels | ![]() | |
29 | Adelaide | ![]() | |
30 | Canberra | ![]() | |
31 | Helsinki | ![]() | |
32 | Calgary | ![]() | |
33 | Dublin | ![]() | |
34 | San Francisco | ![]() | |
35 | Brisbane | ![]() |
The full ranking includes 231 cities.
Deutsche Bank Liveability Survey
The 2019 survey showed the following cities to be highest in quality of life, for numerous reasons[13] (e.g. style, affordability, happiness and pollution etc.):
Cities with the highest quality of life 2019[13] | |||
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City | Country/Region | ||
1 | Zürich | ![]() | |
2 | Wellington | ![]() | |
3 | Copenhagen | ![]() | |
4 | Edinburgh | ![]() | |
5 | Vienna | ![]() | |
6 | Helsinki | ![]() | |
7 | Melbourne | ![]() | |
8 | Boston | ![]() | |
9 | San Francisco | ![]() | |
10 | Sydney | ![]() |
Numbeo's Quality of Life Ranking
Numbeo is a crowd-sourced global database of reported consumer prices, perceived crime rates, quality of health care, among other statistics.[14]
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The full ranking includes 251 cities.
See also
- European Green Capital Award
- Healthy city
- List of most expensive cities for expatriate employees
- List of largest cities
- Urban vitality
References
- ↑ Caves, R. W. (2004). Encyclopedia of the City. Routledge. pp. 434. ISBN 9780415252256.
- ↑ "2015 quality of living survey". Mercer. 4 March 2015. http://www.uk.mercer.com/newsroom/2015-quality-of-living-survey.html.
- ↑ "Cost of Living". https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/.
- ↑ "Global Liveability Ranking 2016" (in en). http://www.eiu.com/topic/liveability.
- ↑ Stephanie Chalkley-Rhoden (16 August 2017). "World's most liveable city: Melbourne takes top spot for the seventh year running". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-16/melbourne-named-worlds-most-liveable-city-for-seventh-year/8812196.
- ↑ "Coronavirus: Auckland ranked most liveable city as pandemic shifts list". 9 June 2021. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-57412997.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "The Global Liveability Index 2022". 2022. https://pages.eiu.com/rs/753-RIQ-438/images/liveability-index-2022.pdf?mkt_tok=NzUzLVJJUS00MzgAAAGFLkJl1fOvHGsnPKKIqhqxAU82_rfKm2DoBqxAa3JXVAVB27O2PfTFgFahJlDNPa5cr6ofvL5M4Fe5Qru9hBrIRSt9ZI1atBdTxrJiOHKEuIH7vw.
- ↑ "The Worldwide Cost of Living Survey" (in en). http://www.eiu.com/topic/worldwide-cost-of-living.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 prnewswire.com Copenhagen named Monocle magazine's best city in its 2021 Quality of Life Survey Published: 24 June 2024
- ↑ Getzoff, Marc (14 October 2020). "Global Finance Magazine - World's Best Cities To Live In 2020" (in en). https://www.gfmag.com/global-data/non-economic-data/best-cities-to-live.
- ↑ "World's Best Cities To Live In 2022". Global Finance. 14 March 2022. https://www.gfmag.com/global-data/non-economic-data/best-cities-to-live.
- ↑ Quality of living city ranking 2019 - Mercer
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Taylor, Chloe (2019-05-20). "These cities offer the best quality of life in the world, according to Deutsche Bank" (in en). https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/20/these-cities-offer-the-best-quality-of-life-deutsche-bank-says.html.
- ↑ "About Quality of Life Indices At This Website". https://www.numbeo.com/quality-of-life/indices_explained.jsp.
- ↑ "Quality of Life Index by City 2021". https://www.numbeo.com/quality-of-life/rankings.jsp?title=2021.