Thursday, 16/08/2018 10:32 (GMT+7)
The Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2018 listing has ranked the Austrian city of Vienna as the world’s most liveable city.
Vienna is named world’s most liveable city in 2018 (Source: Erasmusu.com)
Melbourne, Australia, was dislodged by Vienna, which reached the top spot for the first time.
The capital of Austria scored 99.1 points out of 100, while Melbourne scored of 98.4. Osaka in Japan was ranked third, followed by Calgary (Canada) and Sydney (Australia).
The ranking considers 30 qualitative and quantitative factors to rank 140 cities in order of best living conditions. Those factors include benchmarks such as health care, education, infrastructure, stability and culture/environment, among others. The cities are scored overall from ideal to intolerable on a 100-point scale.
The ten most liveable cities in 2018
1. Vienna, Austria
2. Melbourne, Australia
3. Osaka, Japan
4. Calgary, Canada
5. Sydney, Australia
6. Vancouver, Canada
7. Tokyo, Japan
8. Toronto, Canada
9. Copenhagen, Denmark
10. Adelaide, Australia
Compiled by BTA