The world's top cities offering the best quality of life
(New York City is the base city with a score of 100 points)
2010 Rank | 2009 Rank | City | Country |
1 | 1 | Vienna | Austria |
2 | 2 | Zurich | Switzerland |
3 | 3 | Geneva | Switzerland |
=4 | =4 | Vancouver | Canada |
=4 | =4 | Auckland | New Zealand |
6 | 6 | Düsseldorf | Germany |
=7 | 8 | Frankfurt | Germany |
=7 | =7 | Munich | Germany |
9 | 9 | Bern | Switzerland |
10 | 10 | Sydney | Australia |
11 | 11 | Copenhagen | Denmark |
12 | 12 | Wellington | New Zealand |
13 | 13 | Amsterdam | Netherlands |
14 | =16 | Ottawa | Canada |
15 | 14 | Brussels | Belgium |
16 | 15 | Toronto | Canada |
17 | =16 | Berlin | Germany |
18 | 18 | Melbourne | Australia |
19 | 19 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg |
20 | 20 | Stockholm | Sweden |
=21 | 21 | Perth | Australia |
=21 | 22 | Montreal | Canada |
23 | 28 | Hamburg | Germany |
=24 | 23 | Nürnberg | Germany |
=24 | 24 | Oslo | Norway |
=26 | - | Canberra | Australia |
=26 | 25 | Dublin | Ireland |
=28 | =26 | Calgary | Canada |
=28 | =26 | Singapore | Singapore |
30 | - | Stuttgart | Germany |
31 | 29 | Honolulu | USA |
=32 | =30 | Adelaide | Australia |
=32 | =29 | San Francisco | USA |
34 | 32 | Paris | France |
35 | 35 | Helsinki | Finland |
36 | 34 | Brisbane | Australia |
37 | =35 | Boston | USA |
38 | 37 | Lyon | France |
39 | =38 | London | UK |
40 | =35 | Tokyo | Japan |
=41 | 41 | Milan | Italy |
=41 | 40 | Kobe | Japan |
=41 | =38 | Yokohama | Japan |
44 | =42 | Barcelona | Spain |
=45 | =44 | Lisbon | Portugal |
=45 | =44 | Chicago | USA |
=45 | =44 | Washington DC | USA |
48 | 48 | Madrid | Spain |
49 | 49 | New York City | USA |
50 | 50 | Seattle | USA |
