Melbourne - Is It Really the Most Liveable City

Melbourne - Is It Really the Most Liveable City

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Posted 2014-01-16 by Jeni Wilsonfollow
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I'm sorry, I don't want to be disloyal, but how many years can the Ring Road be under improvement and, despite the fact no workers are in sight the speed limit is always 80kph? Of 140 cities surveyed, Melbourne still comes out on top.

I suppose road rage, mass redundancies and king hits in the aptly named King St don't count either. Can happen everywhere, right? What about clean beaches, disability parks, food kitchens for the homeless?



It made me wonder: What are the criteria for the most liveable city? Turns out the ranking is more complicated than my measures. It supposedly assesses living conditions, under five categories and 30 indicators. The categories include: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure.

Melbourne was placed number 1 again with a score of 97.5 out of 100. It lost a few points for climate (no surprises there), petty crime and culture. The latter is debatable. This is the list of top most liveable cities in the world:

Most Liveable Cities
1 Melbourne
2 Vienna
3 Vancouver
4 Toronto
5 Calgary
6 Adelaide
7 Sydney
8 Helsinki
9 Perth
10 Auckland



I am pretty impressed and proud that of all the cities listed, Australia has 4 in the top 10. However, the ongoing rivalry with Sydney will only be inflamed by the fact that Sydney came 7th and was overtaken by 'sleepy' Adelaide this year. But that's as far as my patriotism goes as I think I would much rather live in Vienna or Vancouver. .. and that has absolutely nothing to do with it being school holidays…much!

So no use complaining about crime, congestion, unemployment and transport problems, these made a big difference for poor old New York, Tokyo, Paris and London. Bottom line is: If you think it's bad here, be grateful… it doesn't get any better anywhere else.



If I was to write the criteria, the top 10 might turn out a bit differently. I'd like a few more sunny days and extra public holidays (not for schools), but now I'm only dreaming. What would you put on your list of criteria for the most liveable city?

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