The Economist magazine's Intelligence Unit Liveability Ranking Report August 2011survey ranked Melbourne first, Vienna second and Vancouver as third.
For the first time in almost a decade the Australian city of Melbourne has become the best city to live in the world after replacing Vancouver city of Canada.
Vancouver was on top since 2002 in this survey. However, after this year's survey it is at the third position.
Overall, seven cities of Australia and Canada are in the top 10 positions and Zimbabwe's capital Harare, Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka are on the bottom.
These cities were sampled at five points including stability, medical facilities, culture and environment, education and infrastructure.
Melbourne and Vancouver were on joint top position in 2002 survey.
Britain's capital London is ranked 53rd among one hundred and forty cities. Honolulu is at the top among American cities.
According to The Economist magazine's Intelligence Unit, the financial crisis has affected the European countries, while Arab countries have been affected by the revolution. This can be witnessed from the fact that Libya's capital Tripoli on 135 from 107.
Top Ten cities
- Melbourne
- Vienna
- Vancouver
- Toronto
- Calgary
- Sydney
- Helsinki
- Perth
- Adelaide
- Auckland
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