Melbourne: the best place to hang your hat in 2011 and 2012.
Melbourne is the world’s most livable city for the second year in a row, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Global Livability Survey.
The top cities remained the same as last year, with a slight reshuffle in order and Australian and Canadian locations continuing to dominate.
Vienna came a close second while Canadian cities Vancouver and Toronto took third and fourth; Calgary tied with Adelaide for fifth place.
The top spots are mostly “mid-sized cities in wealthier countries with a relatively low population density,” said the EIU.
A total of 140 cities were surveyed under five categories: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure.
Japan hosts Asia's most liveable city
Osaka, ranked 12th overall, scored the highest in Asia. Tokyo came second at 18th while Hong Kong nabbed 31st.
Honolulu is the most livable city in the United States, coming in at 26th; Pittsburg was just behind at 30th.
Abidjan, Tehran, Douala, Tripoli, Karachi, Algiers, Harare, Lagos, Port Moresby, together with the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka languish at the bottom of the list. Conflict was the main reason for many of the lowest scores, according to the survey.
Civil unrest was one of the reasons Olympic host London slipped from 53 to 55.
Global Livability Survey
Top 50 most livable cities:
1. Melbourne, Australia
2. Vienna, Austria
3. Vancouver, Canada
4. Toronto, Canada
=5. Calgary, Canada
=5. Adelaide, Australia
7. Sydney, Australia
8. Helsinki, Finland
9. Perth, Australia
10. Auckland, New Zealand
11. Zurich, Switzerland
=12. Geneva, Switzerland
=12. Osaka, Japan
=14. Stockholm, Sweden
=14. Hamburg, Germany
=16. Montreal, Canada
=16. Paris, France
=18. Tokyo, Japan
=18. Frankfurt, Germany
20. Brisbane, Australia
21. Berlin, Germany
=22. Copenhagen, Denmark
=22. Wellington, New Zealand
24. Oslo, Norway
25. Luxembourg, Luxembourg
=26. Amsterdam, Netherlands
=26. Honolulu, United States
28. Brussels, Belgium
29. Munich, Germany
30. Pittsburgh, United States
31. Hong Kong, China
32. Dusseldorf, Germany
33. Lyon, France
=34. Barcelona, Spain
=34. Washington D.C., United States
=36. Chicago, United States
=36. Atlanta, United States
=36. Miami, United States
39. Madrid, Spain
40. Detroit, United States
41. Boston, United States
42. Seattle, United States
=43. Minneapolis, United States
=43. Los Angeles, United States
45. Cleveland, United States
=46. Dublin, Ireland
=46. Houston, United States
=46. Milan, Italy
49. Rome, Italy
50. Budapest, Hungary
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