WORLD'S MOST LIVEABLE CITY

•World's most liveable city
Four Australian cities have been named among the world's most liveable with one knocking Vancouver off the top spot.

MELBOURNE WORLD'S MOST LIVEABLE CITY

AAP
August 30, 2011, 2:27 pm


Melbourne has finally knocked Vancouver off its perch as the best city in the world to live in.


Melbourne has finally knocked Vancouver off its perch as the best city in the world to live in.

Melbourne claimed the title of the world's most liveable city in the Economist Intelligence Unit's latest survey, with Sydney, Perth and Adelaide also making it into the top 10.

It's the first time in almost a decade of the global liveability survey that Vancouver hasn't ranked as the best place to live in the world.

Melbourne had shared first position with Vancouver in 2002 but finally nabbed the top spot in its own right in the August survey, released on Tuesday.

Economist Intelligence Unit survey editor Jon Copestake said Melbourne managed to move up one spot to claim the top ranking thanks to a slight fall in Vancouver's infrastructure score, which is one of the measures of liveability.

The Canadian city slipped to third spot, behind Vienna in Austria.

Sydney made it to sixth position in the London-based research company's latest ranking of 140 cities, from seventh in the February survey, while Perth and Adelaide again shared eighth place.

"Australia, with a low population density and relatively low crime rates, continues to supply some of the world's most liveable cities," Mr Copeland said in a statement.

"Despite the rising cost of living driven by the strong Australian dollar, these cities offer a range of factors to make them highly attractive."

Melbourne scored 97.5 per cent, just beating Vienna on 97.4 per cent and Vancouver on 97.3. A ranking of 100 per cent is considered ideal.

Brisbane came in at number 21 on the survey, two spots ahead of Wellington but behind Auckland which was number 10.

The debt crisis in euro zone countries led to a slight fall in European cities' liveability rankings.

The Greek capital Athens dropped five places due to its austerity measures and civil unrest, with its 67th place putting it below cities in emerging economies such as Montevideo in Uruguay.

Expats working in Athens could now qualify for a hardship allowance, the survey said.

The survey said the `Arab Spring' uprisings and the Libyan civil war pushed down scores across the Middle East and North Africa with the Libyan capital Tripoli falling into the bottom 10 for the first time.

Bottom place went to Harare in Zimbabwe, which scored 38.2 per cent.

The survey ranks 140 locations as having the best or the worst living conditions, with cities scored on political and social stability, crime rates, access to quality health care, cultural events, the environment, education and the standard of infrastructure.


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325 COMMENTS

18Thumbs UpThumbs Down21 JohnV02:38pm Tuesday 30th August 2011 ESTReport Abuse
It is now that Brumby's gone. Wish we had kennett back though

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8Thumbs UpThumbs Down5 Kingy02:40pm Tuesday 30th August 2011 ESTReport Abuse
"a slight fall in Vancouver's infrastructure score". Melbourne's is better?!

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35Thumbs UpThumbs Down50 thetrureal02:43pm Tuesday 30th August 2011 ESTReport Abuse
Melbourne has always been the best!Comment hidden due to its low rating. Show

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73Thumbs UpThumbs Down39 Cara02:45pm Tuesday 30th August 2011 ESTReport Abuse
I can't believe any Australian city is on this list - it's over-expensive, isolated, and generally boring. We don't have the same access to resources as people in North America and Europe.

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4Thumbs UpThumbs Down0 Ante03:00pm Tuesday 30th August 2011 ESTReport Abuse
Note the dichotomy between the places they rate as the most liveable and places where people actually live or want to live?


33Thumbs UpThumbs Down22 Yahoo Serious03:06pm Tuesday 30th August 2011 ESTReport Abuse
Oh no, not AGAIN !! Melbourne is simply the world's largest coffee machine. It has nothing else to offer. Survey conducted yet again no doubt by people who can think of nothing more exciting than having a cup of coffee on a city street.

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6Thumbs UpThumbs Down10 Mona03:08pm Tuesday 30th August 2011 ESTReport Abuse
Melbourne is 100% man-made entertainment. No nature at all.

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37Thumbs UpThumbs Down12 Jason03:10pm Tuesday 30th August 2011 ESTReport Abuse
How come thousands of Melbourne people move to Queensland to retire every year?

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35Thumbs UpThumbs Down9 Reese Carman03:18pm Tuesday 30th August 2011 ESTReport Abuse
Obviously, chosen by people who have never lived in Melbourne!



48Thumbs UpThumbs Down7 beverly03:19pm Tuesday 30th August 2011 ESTReport Abuse
I like little country towns where neighbours look out for each other.

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