Melbourne, world’s most liveable and friendliest city!
Wednesday 20 August 2014
Melbourne has been voted as the world’s most liveable city for the fourth consecutive year.
In a recent Global Liveability Survey by the Economists Intelligence Unit, Melbourne outperformed 139 cities in the areas of healthcare, education, stability, culture and environment and infrastructure and proudly retained its crown.
Melbourne scored a total of 97.5 points out of 100 and achieved a perfect score in healthcare, education, sport and infrastructure.
Adelaide came in fifth with a score of 96.6 and Sydney came in seventh with a score of 96.1.
Adding on to its glory, Melbourne has also been named as the world’s friendliest city in a survey conducted by UK’s leading travel magazine, Conde Nast Traveler. It shares the title with Auckland, New Zealand.
Sydney was ranked as the fifth friendliest city together with Dublin, Ireland.
World’s Most Liveable Cities
1. Melbourne, Australia 97.5
2. Vienna, Austria 97.4
3. Vancouver, Canada 97.3
4. Toronto, Canada 97.2
5. Adelaide, Australia 96.6
6. Calgary, Canada 96.6
7. Sydney, Australia 96.1
8. Helsinki, Finland 96.0
9. Perth, Australia 95.9
10. Auckland, New Zealand 95.7
World’s Friendliest Cities
1 (tied). Melbourne, Australia
1 (tied). Auckland, New Zealand
3. Victoria, Canada
4. Charleston, USA
5 (tied). Dublin, Ireland
5 (tied). Sydney, Australia
7. Siem Reap, Cambodia
8. Cape Town, South Africa
9 (tied). Savannah, USA
9 (tied). Seville, Spain
11 (tied). Budapest, Hungary
11 (tied). Salzburg, Austria