City quality of life indices are lists of cities that are ranked according to a defined measure of living conditions. In addition to considering the provision of clean water, clean air, adequate food and shelter, many indexes also measure more subjective elements including a city's capacity to generate a sense of community and offer hospitable settings for all, especially young people, to develop social skills, a sense of autonomy and identity.[1]
Regions with cities commonly ranked in the top 50 include Oceania, Northern America and Europe.[2] Three examples of such surveys are Monocle's "Quality of Life Survey", the Economist Intelligence Unit's "Global Liveability Ranking", and "Mercer Quality of Living Survey". Numbeo has the largest statistics and survey data based on cities and countries.[3][third-party source needed]Deutsche Bank's Liveability Survey is another ranking of cities by quality of life.
Melbourne, Australia, had been ranked by the EIU as the world's most livable city for seven years in a row, from 2011 to 2017.[5] Between 2004 and 2010, Vancouver, Canada, was ranked the EIU's most livable city, with Melbourne sharing first place in the inaugural 2002 report. Vancouver has ranked third since 2015, while Vienna, Austria, ranked second until 2018 when it climbed to the top spot.
The Syrian capital, Damascus, was ranked the least livable city of the 140 assessed in 2021 and 2022.[6][7]
The EIU also publishes a Worldwide Cost of Living Survey that compares the cost of living in a range of global cities.[8]
Since 2006, the lifestyle magazine Monocle has published an annual list of livable cities. The list in 2008 was named "The Most Livable Cities Index" and presented 20 top locations for quality of life.
Important criteria in this survey are safety/crime, international connectivity, climate/sunshine, quality of architecture, public transport, tolerance, environmental issues and access to nature, urban design, business conditions, proactive policy developments and medical care.
Global Finance is an English-language monthly financial magazine that publishes a list of the world's best cities to live that is based on a score that reflects a comprehensive list of eight unique factors. These are: economic strength; research and development; cultural interaction; livability; environment; accessibility; GDP per capita (nominal in U.S. dollars); and COVID-19 deaths per million for the country.[11]
American global human resources and related financial services consulting firm Mercer annually releases its Mercer Quality of Living Survey, comparing 221 cities based on 39 criteria. New York City is given a baseline score of 100 and other cities are rated in comparison. Important criteria are safety, education, hygiene, health care, culture, environment, recreation, political-economic stability, public transport and access to goods and services. The list is intended to help multinational companies decide where to open offices or plants, and how much to pay employees. Mercer has ranked Austria's capital Vienna first in its annual "Quality of Living" survey since 2009.
The 2019 survey showed the following cities to be highest in quality of life, for numerous reasons[14] (e.g. style, affordability, happiness and pollution etc.):
Wellington, like Melbourne, has also been ranked as the most liveable city by Deutsche Bank twice in a row, and also has the least pollution of any ranked city.
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City quality of life indices are lists of cities that are ranked according to a defined measure of living conditions In addition to considering the provision of clean water clean air adequate food and shelter many indexes also measure more subjective elements including a city s capacity to generate a sense of community and offer hospitable settings for all especially young people to develop social skills a sense of autonomy and identity 1 Regions with cities commonly ranked in the top 50 include Oceania Northern America and Europe 2 Three examples of such surveys are Monocle s Quality of Life Survey the Economist Intelligence Unit s Global Liveability Ranking and Mercer Quality of Living Survey Numbeo has the largest statistics and survey data based on cities and countries 3 third party source needed Deutsche Bank s Liveability Survey is another ranking of cities by quality of life Contents 1 The EIU s Global Liveability Ranking 2 Monocle s Quality of Life Survey 3 Global Finance s World s Best Cities to Live 4 Mercer s Quality of Living Ranking 5 Deutsche Bank Liveability Survey 6 Numbeo s Quality of Life Ranking 7 See also 8 ReferencesThe EIU s Global Liveability Ranking EditMain article Global Liveability Ranking The Economist Intelligence Unit s EIU publishes an annual Global Liveability Ranking which ranks 140 cities for their urban quality of life based on assessments of their stability healthcare culture environment education and infrastructure 4 Melbourne Australia had been ranked by the EIU as the world s most livable city for seven years in a row from 2011 to 2017 5 Between 2004 and 2010 Vancouver Canada was ranked the EIU s most livable city with Melbourne sharing first place in the inaugural 2002 report Vancouver has ranked third since 2015 while Vienna Austria ranked second until 2018 when it climbed to the top spot The Syrian capital Damascus was ranked the least livable city of the 140 assessed in 2021 and 2022 6 7 The EIU also publishes a Worldwide Cost of Living Survey that compares the cost of living in a range of global cities 8 EIU s Global Liveability Ranking 2022 7 City Country Region1 Vienna Austria2 Copenhagen Denmark3 Zurich Switzerland4 Calgary Canada5 Vancouver Canada6 Geneva Switzerland7 Frankfurt Germany8 Toronto Canada9 Amsterdam Netherlands10 Melbourne Australia11 Osaka JapanMonocle s Quality of Life Survey EditSince 2006 the lifestyle magazine Monocle has published an annual list of livable cities The list in 2008 was named The Most Livable Cities Index and presented 20 top locations for quality of life Important criteria in this survey are safety crime international connectivity climate sunshine quality of architecture public transport tolerance environmental issues and access to nature urban design business conditions proactive policy developments and medical care The 2022 Monocle Survey determined the world s most livable city was Copenhagen followed by Zurich Lisbon and Helsinki 9 Monocle s Quality of Life Survey 2022 10 City Country Region1 Copenhagen Denmark2 Zurich Switzerland3 Lisbon Portugal4 Helsinki Finland5 Stockholm Sweden6 Tokyo Japan7 Vienna Austria8 Sydney Australia9 Vancouver Canada10 Taipei Taiwan11 Munich Germany12 Seoul South Korea13 Berlin Germany14 Amsterdam Netherlands15 Madrid Spain16 Auckland New Zealand17 Paris France18 Barcelona Spain19 Melbourne Australia20 Kyoto Japan21 Milan Italy22 Fukuoka Japan23 Oslo Norway24 Singapore Singapore25 Brisbane AustraliaGlobal Finance s World s Best Cities to Live EditGlobal Finance is an English language monthly financial magazine that publishes a list of the world s best cities to live that is based on a score that reflects a comprehensive list of eight unique factors These are economic strength research and development cultural interaction livability environment accessibility GDP per capita nominal in U S dollars and COVID 19 deaths per million for the country 11 The World s Best Cities to Live In 2022 12 City Country Region1 London United Kingdom2 Tokyo Japan3 Shanghai China4 Singapore Singapore5 Melbourne Australia6 Sydney Australia7 Paris France8 Beijing China9 New York United States10 Amsterdam NetherlandsMercer s Quality of Living Ranking EditAmerican global human resources and related financial services consulting firm Mercer annually releases its Mercer Quality of Living Survey comparing 221 cities based on 39 criteria New York City is given a baseline score of 100 and other cities are rated in comparison Important criteria are safety education hygiene health care culture environment recreation political economic stability public transport and access to goods and services The list is intended to help multinational companies decide where to open offices or plants and how much to pay employees Mercer has ranked Austria s capital Vienna first in its annual Quality of Living survey since 2009 Mercer s Quality of Living Ranking 2019 13 City Country Region1 Vienna Austria2 Zurich Switzerland3 Vancouver Canada4 Munich Germany5 Auckland New Zealand6 Dusseldorf Germany7 Frankfurt Germany8 Copenhagen Denmark9 Geneva Switzerland10 Basel Switzerland11 Sydney Australia12 Amsterdam Netherlands13 Berlin Germany14 Bern Switzerland15 Wellington New Zealand16 Toronto Canada17 Melbourne Australia18 Singapore Singapore19 Ottawa Canada20 Hamburg Germany21 Perth Australia22 Montreal Canada23 Nuremberg Germany24 Stockholm Sweden25 Oslo Norway26 Luxembourg City Luxembourg27 Stuttgart Germany28 Brussels Belgium29 Adelaide Australia30 Canberra Australia31 Helsinki Finland32 Calgary Canada33 Dublin Ireland34 San Francisco United States35 Brisbane AustraliaThe full ranking includes 231 cities Deutsche Bank Liveability Survey EditThe 2019 survey showed the following cities to be highest in quality of life for numerous reasons 14 e g style affordability happiness and pollution etc Wellington like Melbourne has also been ranked as the most liveable city by Deutsche Bank twice in a row and also has the least pollution of any ranked city Cities with the highest quality of life 2019 14 City Country Region1 Zurich Switzerland2 Wellington New Zealand3 Copenhagen Denmark4 Edinburgh United Kingdom5 Vienna Austria6 Helsinki Finland7 Melbourne Australia8 Boston United States9 San Francisco United States10 Sydney AustraliaNumbeo s Quality of Life Ranking EditNumbeo is a crowd sourced global database of reported consumer prices perceived crime rates quality of health care among other statistics 15 Numbeo s Quality of Life Index In 2021 16 City Country Region1 Adelaide Australia2 Canberra Australia3 Wellington New Zealand4 Raleigh North Carolina United States5 Zurich Switzerland6 The Hague Netherlands7 Madison Wisconsin United States8 Columbus Ohio United States9 Austin Texas United States10 Brisbane Australia11 Eindhoven Netherlands12 Victoria British Columbia Canada13 Charlotte North Carolina United States14 Vienna Austria15 Geneva Switzerland City Country Region16 Richmond Virginia United States17 San Diego California United States18 Perth Australia19 Bergen Norway20 Copenhagen Denmark21 Luxembourg City Luxembourg22 Buffalo New York United States23 Dallas Texas United States24 Seattle Washington United States25 Reykjavik Iceland26 Quebec City Canada27 Kansas City Missouri United States28 Calgary Canada29 Sydney Australia30 Helsinki Finland The full ranking includes 251 cities See also EditEuropean Green Capital Award Healthy city List of most expensive cities for expatriate employees List of largest cities Urban vitality Cities portalReferences Edit Caves R W 2004 Encyclopedia of the City Routledge p 434 ISBN 9780415252256 2015 quality of living survey Mercer 4 March 2015 Cost of Living www numbeo com Global Liveability Ranking 2016 www eiu com Retrieved 12 April 2017 Stephanie Chalkley Rhoden 16 August 2017 World s most liveable city Melbourne takes top spot for the seventh year running Australian Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 17 August 2017 Coronavirus Auckland ranked most liveable city as pandemic shifts list BBC News 9 June 2021 a b The Global Liveability Index 2022 PDF The Economist Intelligence Unit 2022 The Worldwide Cost of Living Survey www eiu com Retrieved 12 April 2017 Copenhagen tops 2022 Quality of Life Survey TheMayor EU Copenhagen tops 2022 Quality of Life Survey TheMayor EU Getzoff Marc 14 October 2020 Global Finance Magazine World s Best Cities To Live In 2020 Global Finance Magazine Retrieved 23 August 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link World s Best Cities To Live In 2022 Global Finance 14 March 2022 Quality of living city ranking 2019 Mercer a b Taylor Chloe 20 May 2019 These cities offer the best quality of life in the world according to Deutsche Bank CNBC Retrieved 23 June 2019 About Quality of Life Indices At This Website www numbeo com Retrieved 10 March 2021 Quality of Life Index by City 2021 www numbeo com Retrieved 10 March 2021 Retrieved from https 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