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Melbourne, Vienna and Vancouver
named world’s most liveable cities
A report by the Economist Intelligence Unit
5 September 2011: Melbourne, Vienna and Vancouver have again been named as the three ‘best’ cities in the world for western expatriates. But for the first time in a decade Vancouver is not at the top of the ranking of 140 cities. The liveability survey by the London-based Economist Intelligent Survey (EIU) warns that Vancouver, host of the 2010 Winter Olympics. could be down-graded further next year following the riots in June this year. Similar research by Mercer Consulting puts Vienna in first place followed by Zurich and Geneva.The EIU report, which describes the concept of liveability as simple, is compiled for business people from western countries and used to work out hardship allowances as part of an expatriate's relocation package. The report's authors say that the survey quantifies the challenges that might be presented to an individual's lifestyle in 140 cities worldwide. Seen from such a western perspective, it is therefore not suprising that the survey's top cities are all located in wealthy western countries.
The report's authors admit that "those cities that score best tend to be mid-sized cities with a relatively low population density in wealthier countries. This can foster a range of recreational activities without leading to high crime levels or overburdened infrastructure." It probably also helps to be in an English-speaking country as seven of the top ten scoring cities are in Australia and Canada.
EIU's ten 'best' cities in the world
|
2011 Rank
(2010) |
City
|
Country
|
|
1 (3)
|
Melbourne | Australia |
|
2 (2)
|
Vienna | Austria |
|
3 (1)
|
Vancouver | Canada |
|
4 (4)
|
Toronto | Canada |
|
5 (5)
|
Calgary | Canada |
|
6 (7)
|
Sydney | Australia |
|
7 (6)
|
Helsinki | Finland |
|
=8 (=8)
|
Perth | Australia |
|
9 (=8)
|
Adelaide | Australia |
|
10 (10)
|
Auckland | New Zealand |
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