EIU/Mercer reveals the list of the top 50 places in the world to live in 2015, with Melbourne ranking the most liveable city on Earth. Index factors include liveability, cost of living and safety.
Author: GILLY WRIGHT, VALENTINA PASQUALI Project Coordinator: DENISE BEDELL, S.J. Yun
Sunday, August 23, 2015
The "best cities to live" are those that offer the best quality of life.
Defining the term "quality of life" is not an easy task. In fact, what constitutes a good quality of life has occupied philosophers since Plato and Aristotle, and countless definitions have been proposed.
Nevertheless, it seems possible to find some elements on which most scholars agree. First of all, as "quality of life" is used to evaluate the overall well being of individuals and societies, it should not be with The Happiest Countries In The World. Although most studies on the quality of life indeed do take into account indicators of economic success such as income per capita, wealth and employment, they also go beyond those measures to include the environment, physical and mental health, education, leisure time, infrastructure and safety. Also often included are concepts such as freedom, human rights, human flourishing, social belonging and happiness.
The Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Global Liveability Ranking and Report, August 2014 is a data driven ranking based on 30 qualitative and quantitative factors spread across five areas: stability, infrastructure, education, healthcare and environment.
TOP 10 BEST CITIES TO LIVE IN 2015
1- Melbourne, Australia
2 Vienna, Austria
3- Vancouver, Canada
4 Toronto, Canada
5 Adelaide, Australia
6 Calgary, Canada
7 Sydney, Australia
8 Helsinki, Finland
9 Perth, Australia
10 Auckland New Zealand
11 Zurich Switzerland
12 Geneva Switzerland
13 Osaka Japan
14 Hamburg Germany
15 Stockholm Sweden
16 Montreal Canada
17 Paris France
18 Frankfurt Germany
19 Tokyo Japan
20 Brisbane Australia
21 Berlin Germany
22 Copenhangen Denmark
23 Wellington New Zealand
24 Oslo Norway
25 Luxembourg Luxembourg
26 Amsterdam Netherlands
27 Honolulu United States
28 Brussels Belgium
29 Munich Germany
30 Pittsburgh United States
31 Hong Kong Hong Kong
32 Dusseldorf Germany
33 Lyon France
34 Barcelona Spain
35 Washington DC United States
36 Atlanta United States
37 Chicago United States
38 Miami United States
39 Detroit United States
40 Boston United States
41 Seatle United States
42 Los Angeles United States
43 Minneapolis United States
44 Madrid Spain
45 Cleveland United States
46 Dublin Ireland
47 Houston United States
48 Milan Italy
49 Rome Italy
50 Budapest Hungary