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Short description: Annual survey based on living conditions in 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]
City Country/Region
1 Vienna  Austria
2 Copenhagen  Denmark
3 Zurich   Switzerland
4 Calgary  Canada
5 Vancouver  Canada
6 Geneva   Switzerland
7 Frankfurt  Germany
8 Toronto  Canada
9 Amsterdam  Netherlands
10 Osaka  Japan
11 Melbourne  Australia

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]
City Country/Region
1 Copenhagen  Denmark
2 Zürich   Switzerland
3 Helsinki  Finland
4 Stockholm  Sweden
5 Tokyo  Japan
6 Vienna  Austria
7 Lisbon  Portugal
8 Auckland  New Zealand
9 Taipei  Taiwan
10 Sydney  Australia
11 Seoul  South Korea
12 Vancouver  Canada
13 Munich  Germany
14 Berlin  Germany
15 Amsterdam  Netherlands
16 Madrid  Spain
17 Melbourne  Australia
18 Kyoto  Japan
19 Brisbane  Australia
20 Los Angeles  United States

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]
City Country/Region
1 London  United Kingdom
2 Tokyo  Japan
3 Shanghai  China
4 Singapore  Singapore
5 Melbourne  Australia
6 Sydney  Australia
7 Paris  France
8 Beijing  China
9 New York City  United States
10 Amsterdam  Netherlands

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]
City Country/Region
1 Vienna  Austria
2 Zürich   Switzerland
3 Vancouver  Canada
4 Munich  Germany
5 Auckland  New Zealand
6 Düsseldorf  Germany
7 Frankfurt  Germany
8 Copenhagen  Denmark
9 Geneva   Switzerland
10 Basel   Switzerland
11 Sydney  Australia
12 Amsterdam  Netherlands
13 Berlin  Germany
14 Bern   Switzerland
15 Wellington  New Zealand
16 Toronto  Canada
17 Melbourne  Australia
18 Singapore  Singapore
19 Ottawa  Canada
20 Hamburg  Germany
21 Perth  Australia
22 Montréal  Canada
23 Nuremberg  Germany
24 Stockholm  Sweden
25 Oslo  Norway
26 Luxembourg City  Luxembourg
27 Stuttgart  Germany
28 Brussels  Belgium
29 Adelaide  Australia
30 Canberra  Australia
31 Helsinki  Finland
32 Calgary  Canada
33 Dublin  Ireland
34 San Francisco  United States
35 Brisbane  Australia

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.):

Wellington, like Melbourne, has also been ranked as the most liveable city by Deutsche Bank twice in a row, and also has the least pollution of any ranked city.
Cities with the highest quality of life 2019[13]
City Country/Region
1 Zürich   Switzerland
2 Wellington  New Zealand
3 Copenhagen  Denmark
4 Edinburgh  United Kingdom
5 Vienna  Austria
6 Helsinki  Finland
7 Melbourne  Australia
8 Boston  United States
9 San Francisco  United States
10 Sydney  Australia

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]

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

  1. ↑ Caves, R. W. (2004). Encyclopedia of the City. Routledge. pp. 434. ISBN 9780415252256. 
  2. ↑ "2015 quality of living survey". Mercer. 4 March 2015. http://www.uk.mercer.com/newsroom/2015-quality-of-living-survey.html. 
  3. ↑ "Cost of Living". https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/. 
  4. ↑ "Global Liveability Ranking 2016" (in en). http://www.eiu.com/topic/liveability. 
  5. ↑ 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. 
  6. ↑ "Coronavirus: Auckland ranked most liveable city as pandemic shifts list". 9 June 2021. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-57412997. 
  7. ↑ 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. 
  8. ↑ "The Worldwide Cost of Living Survey" (in en). http://www.eiu.com/topic/worldwide-cost-of-living. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 prnewswire.com Copenhagen named Monocle magazine's best city in its 2021 Quality of Life Survey Published: 24 June 2024
  10. ↑ 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. 
  11. ↑ "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. 
  12. ↑ Quality of living city ranking 2019 - Mercer
  13. ↑ 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. 
  14. ↑ "About Quality of Life Indices At This Website". https://www.numbeo.com/quality-of-life/indices_explained.jsp. 
  15. ↑ "Quality of Life Index by City 2021". https://www.numbeo.com/quality-of-life/rankings.jsp?title=2021. 




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