Worlds most liveable cities 2009

[Prawn_86]

AUSTRALIAN cities occupy five of the top 20 places in a British survey ranking the liveability of 140 of the world's major centres.
Melbourne ranked third in the world, behind Vancouver in Canada and the Austrian city of Vienna in the Economist Intelligence Unit's 2009 Liveability survey.

http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,28318,25608641-5014090,00.html

What i want to know is who compiles these lists and how they go about deciding?

Sure must be tough visiting the top 10 to make the final decison ;)

[kennas]

That's great darts for old Melbs! :) I think Sydney topped us last year. :mad:

Agree with Vancouver, great city.


Couldn't go too far past Harare for the worst. Maybe Baghdad, or whatever the capital of Somalia is this week.

[Prawn_86]

Yeh i actually watched a travel show about Vancouver yesterday, it does look pretty nice. Cold though, but i guess most places are like that in the Northern Hemisphere

[buddinghealth]

I agree too Vancouver is an awesome city - lived there for a few months and then went west a bit and spent a ski season in Whistler - definately recommended if you haven't been its beautiful. However Melbourne is also a pretty good city and I'm not suprised its high on the list

[Kassandra]

As it seems I have to really visit Vancouver :-) Will keep you updated...

[Sangeeth10]

Yes it is right Melbourne is a good city to live happily.....:) definitely it is a top city.

[rajeshn]

The Economist Intelligence Unit's livability uses data from the Mercer consulting group and shows cities in Canada, Australia, Austria, Finland and New Zealand as the ideal destinations thanks to a widespread availability of goods and services, low personal risk and an effective infrastructure.


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[rena42war]

I love Singapore. I always go to Singapore to spend my holidays.




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[Earthwalker]

Any particular season to travel to Singapore?

For me, I prefer to be there during the festive times like the New Lunar Year - very very lively!

[MelH]

Update for 2011

As reported in the Sydney Morning Herald on August 30th, according to the latest Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Liveability Survey, Melbourne is the world's most livable city for 2011.

Quote:
"In a ranking of 140 cities around the world, Melbourne was given a score of 97.5 per cent. Other Australian cities in the top 10 include Sydney, which ranked sixth best - up from seventh in the previous survey - while Perth and Adelaide ranked unchanged with a joint eighth slot."

Melbourne has vaulted Vancouver to become the best city in the world to live, according to the latest Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Survey.

Country: City: Rank: Overall Rating (100=ideal):

Australia Melbourne 1 97.5

Canada Vancouver 3 97.3

Canada Toronto 4 97.2

Canada Calgary 5 96.6

Australia Sydney 6 96.1

Finland Helsinki 7 96.0

Australia Perth 8 95.9

Australia Adelaide 8 95.9

New Zealand Auckland 10 95.7


Bottom 10

Cote d'Ivoire Abidjan 131 45.9

Iran Tehran 132 45.8

Cameroon Douala 133 44

Pakistan Karachi 134 40.9

Libya Tripoli 135 40.4

Algeria Algiers 136 40.2

Nigeria Lagos 137 39.0

PNG Port Moresby 138 38.9

Bangladesh Dhaka 139 38.7

Zimbabwe Harare 140 38.2

Source: Economist Intelligence Unit

[debarat]

Hii everybody,

This is Radhika here,

I love Singapore. I always go to Singapore to spend my holidays. Really a nice place.

Thanks!! :)

[Travelling]

No surprise that I love Melbourne. I think its place is well deserved! Good to see our other Aussie cities high up in the rankings too!

[Travelling]

Lonely Planet's top 10 citizens to visit in 2012: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/england/london/travel-tips-and-articles/76861
Darwin is the only Aussie city to make it in. It's an interesting list! I guess top cities to visit is different to top cities to live in?

[Travelling]

Sorry that is top 10 cities not top 10 citizens! Although that would also be an interesting list!

[victoria stiles]

Though Sydney Australia has many attractions, Sydney residents might have a specific views about their city in terms of its livability.