City quality of life indices
City quality of life indices are
Regions with cities commonly ranked in the top 50 include
The reason some cities appear in one ranking but not another is often related to the different criteria used between rankings, but more commonly it is related the difference in weighting given to similar factors.[4]
The EIU's Global Liveability Ranking
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) publishes an annual Global Liveability Ranking, which ranks 140 cities for their urban quality of life based on assessments of their stability, health care, culture, environment, education and infrastructure.[5]
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.[6] 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.[7][8]
The EIU also publishes a Worldwide Cost of Living Survey that compares the cost of living in a range of global cities.[9]
EIU's Global Liveability Ranking 2023[10] | |||
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City | Country/Region | ||
1 | Vienna | Austria | |
2 | Copenhagen | Denmark | |
3 | Melbourne | Australia | |
4 | Sydney | Australia | |
5 | Vancouver | Canada | |
6 | Zürich | Switzerland | |
7 | Calgary | Canada | |
8 | Geneva | Switzerland | |
9 | Toronto | Canada | |
10 | Osaka | Japan | |
10 | Auckland | New Zealand |
Monocle's Quality of Life Survey
Since 2006, the lifestyle magazine
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 2023 Monocle Survey determined the world's most livable city was Vienna, followed by Copenhagen, Munich and Zürich.[11]
Monocle's Quality of Life Survey 2023[11] | |||
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City | Country/Region | ||
1 | Vienna | Austria | |
2 | Copenhagen | Denmark | |
3 | Munich | Germany | |
4 | Zürich | Switzerland | |
5 | Stockholm | Sweden | |
6 | Tokyo | Japan | |
7 | Helsinki | Finland | |
8 | Madrid | Spain | |
9 | Lisbon | Portugal | |
10 | Melbourne | Australia | |
11 | Berlin | Germany | |
12 | Paris | France | |
13 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | |
14 | Sydney | Australia | |
15 | Singapore | Singapore | |
16 | Kyoto | Japan | |
17 | Athens | Greece | |
18 | Milan | Italy | |
19 | Oslo | Norway | |
20 | Seoul | South Korea |
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 U.S. dollars); and COVID-19 deaths per million for the country.[12]
The World's Best Cities to Live In 2022[13] | |||
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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 | United States | |
10 | Amsterdam | Netherlands |
Mercer's Quality of Living Ranking
American global
Mercer's Quality of Living Ranking 2023[14] | |||
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City | Country/Region | ||
1 | Vienna | Austria | |
2 | Zürich | Switzerland | |
3 | Auckland | New Zealand | |
4 | Copenhagen | Denmark | |
5 | Geneva | Switzerland | |
6 | Frankfurt | Germany | |
7 | Munich | Germany | |
8 | Vancouver | Canada | |
9 | Sydney | Australia | |
10 | Düsseldorf | Germany | |
11 | The Hague | Netherlands | |
12 | Wellington | New Zealand | |
13 | Bern | Switzerland | |
14 | Basel | Switzerland | |
14 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | |
16 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | |
17 | Toronto | Canada | |
18 | Berlin | Germany | |
18 | Ottawa | Canada | |
20 | Montreal | Canada | |
20 | Melbourne | Australia | |
22 | Perth | Australia | |
23 | Calgary | Canada | |
24 | Oslo | Norway | |
25 | Hamburg | Germany | |
26 | Stockholm | Sweden | |
26 | Stuttgart | Germany | |
28 | Canberra | Australia | |
29 | Singapore | Singapore | |
29 | Adelaide | Australia | |
31 | Nuremberg | Germany | |
32 | Paris | France | |
33 | Toulouse | France | |
34 | Helsinki | Finland | |
34 | Brisbane | Australia | |
36 | Brussels | Belgium | |
37 | San Francisco | United States | |
38 | Lyon | France | |
39 | Lisbon | Portugal | |
40 | New York City | United States |
The full ranking includes 241 cities.
Deutsche Bank Liveability Survey
The 2019 survey showed the following cities to be highest in quality of life, for numerous reasons[15] (e.g. style, affordability, happiness and pollution etc.):
Cities with the highest quality of life 2019[15] | |||
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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
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The full ranking includes 242 cities.
See also
- European Green Capital Award
- Global city
- Healthy city
- List of most expensive cities for expatriate employees
- List of largest cities
- Urban vitality
References
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- ^ "2015 quality of living survey". Mercer. 4 March 2015.
- ^ "Cost of Living". www.numbeo.com.
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- ^ "Global Liveability Ranking 2016". www.eiu.com. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ Stephanie Chalkley-Rhoden (16 August 2017). "World's most liveable city: Melbourne takes top spot for the seventh year running". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Auckland ranked most liveable city as pandemic shifts list". BBC News. 9 June 2021.
- ^ "The Global Liveability Index 2022" (PDF). The Economist Intelligence Unit. 2022.
- ^ "The Worldwide Cost of Living Survey". www.eiu.com. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Paradise cities | Monocle: Issue 165".
- ^ Getzoff, Marc (14 October 2020). "Global Finance Magazine - World's Best Cities To Live In 2020". Global Finance Magazine. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "World's Best Cities To Live In 2022". Global Finance. 14 March 2022.
- ^ Quality of living city ranking 2023 - Mercer
- ^ a b Taylor, Chloe (20 May 2019). "These cities offer the best quality of life in the world, according to Deutsche Bank". CNBC. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "About Quality of Life Indices At This Website". www.numbeo.com. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Quality of Life Index by City 2023". www.numbeo.com. Retrieved 27 December 2023.