Melbourne, Australia, with a score of 97.5, stands out as the world's most livable city, followed by Vienna, Austria and Vancouver, Canada, according to the latest global liveability rankings released by the Economist Intelligence Unit(EIU) on August 30.

Held twice a year, the EIU's liveability rankings assess the living conditions of 140 cities all over the world, based on 30 indicators across five broad categories: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure. The survey provides an overall rating of 0-100, as 1 is considered intolerable and 100 ideal.

This is the first time in almost a decade that Vancouver, Canada slipped from the top spot. Other Canadian cities that ranked highly also include Toronto and Calgary. Harare, Zimbabwe was the worst performing city in the top 100 list.

China had ten cities edged into the top 100 list, with Hong Kong performing best at the 31st place. Other nine cities include Taipei (61st), Beijing (72nd), Suzhou (73rd), Tianjin (74th), Shanghai (79th), Shenzhen (82nd), Dalian (85th), Guangzhou (89th) and Qingdao (98th).

Following are the top ten most livable cities in the world as compiled by the EIU:

Ranking	City	Country	Score
1	Melbourne	Australia	97.5
2	Vienna	Austria	97.4
3	Vancouver	Canada	97.4
4	Toronto	Canada	97.2
5	Calgary	Canada	96.6
6	Sydney	Australia	96.2
7	Helsinki	Finland	96.1
8	Perth	Australia	95.9
8	Adelaide	Australia	95.9
10	Auckland	New Zealand	95.7

 

   Auckland, New Zealand

 

Auckland, New Zealand ranked 10th on the list of the top 100 most livable cities in the world.