Unless you have been hiding under a rock you would have seen in the news that Melbourne has recently been voted the world’s most liveable city according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest survey.
I am only mentioning this to keep Marcus happy though we country bumpkins in the west didn’t do too badly coming in at number eight!
It is the first time in almost 10 years that Vancouver is not at the top of the list and the reason it has slipped is because it lost points in the infrastructure category which is one of the sections measured.
Melbourne scored a possible 97.5 per cent across all of the categories which included political and social stability, crime rates, access to quality health care, cultural events, the environment, education and the standard of infrastructure.
I always thought the fact that I could go to a show and hit the shops while my husband headed to “The G” was worth a few points.
Following are the top ten cities and their ratings:
1 Melbourne, Australia 97.5
2 Vienna, Austria 97.4
3 Vancouver, Canada 97.3
4 Toronto, Canada 97.2
5 Calgary, Canada 96.6
6 Sydney, Australia 96.1
7 Helsinki, Finland 96.0
8 Perth, Australia 95.9
9 Adelaide, Australia 95.9
10 Auckland, New Zealand 95.7
At the other end of the scale in 140th place was Harare in Zimbabwe with 38.2 per cent. Here are the lowest performing cities, mainly due to their high crime rates.
131 Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire 45.9
132 Tehran, Iran 45.8
133 Douala, Cameroon 44.0
134 Karachi, Pakistan 40.9
135 Tripoli, Libya 40.4
136 Algiers, Algeria 40.2
137 Lagos, Nigeria 39.0
138 Port Moresby, PNG 38.9
139 Dhaka, Bangladesh 38.7
140 Harare, Zimbabwe 38.2
