The 2016 survey of the 230 top cities in the world in which to live, has just been released. Liveability is based on a combination of political stability, crime, currency exchange, recreational facilities, housing and climate.
Vienna has been billed the world's most liveable city now for seven years, which makes you wonder if the authors are perhaps Austrians based in Vienna.
- Vancouver
Vancouver is the only Canadian city among the top 10, but three Canadian cities are among the top 20. There are two Swiss cities, three German cities, Copenhagen and Auckland among the top 10.
Only one Australian city - Sydney at tenth. Singapore at 26th is ranked the highest in Asia, while beautiful, but dangerous Cape Town comes in at 92nd.
- Cape Town
- London
UK cities do not fare well: London is ranked 39th, Edinburgh 46th, Birmingham 53rd and Glasgow 55th. No U.S. cities made it among the top 20, but San Francisco came 28th, Boston 34th and Honolulu 35th.
Here is the top 20 cities:
- Vancouver
1. Vienna
2. Zurich
3. Auckland
4. Munich
5. Vancouver
7. Frankfurt
8. Geneva
9. Copenhagen
10. Sydney
11. Amsterdam
12. Wellington
- Berlin
13. Berlin
14. Bern
15. Toronto
15. Melbourne
17. Ottawa
18. Hamburg
19. Luxembourg
20. Stockholm (actually joined 19th)
