The most liveable cities in the world 2022; Vienna followed by Copenhagen, Zurich

The annual ranking of the world’s most liveable cities has recently been released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), and 2022’s Global Liveability Index shows a few checked contrasts from the earlier year.

The EIU, which is a sister organization to The Economist, ranked 173 cities all over the world on various factors, including health care, crime rates, political steadiness, infrastructure, and admittance to green space.

Big winners

By and large, Europe overwhelmed the list, with six spots in the top 11 (there was a tie for 10th place). Copenhagen, which CNN Travel pronounced Europe’s capital of cool in December 2021, nabbed second put on the Global Liveability Index.

Switzerland was the main country in Europe to have two passages in the best 10, with Geneva in 6th position and Zurich arriving in third.

Be that as it may, the general country winner was Canada. The Great White North had three of its cities represented – – Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto.

“Cities that were towards the top of our rankings before the pandemic have rebounded on the back of their stability, good infrastructure, and services, as well as enjoyable leisure activities,” the index’s authors wrote.

Europe bragged six out of the main ten cities.

The Austrian capital was trailed by the Danish capital Copenhagen and Switzerland’s Zurich. Fellow Swiss city Geneva came 6th, Germany’s Frankfurt seventh, and the Netherlands’ Amsterdam 9th.

Canada likewise got along nicely.

Calgary came in joint third position, trailed by Vancouver in fifth place and Toronto in the eighth.

Japan’s Osaka and Australia’s Melbourne shared 10th place.

France’s capital Paris came 19th, 23 places up from a year ago.

The Belgian capital Brussels was 24th, simply behind Canada’s Montreal.

The United Kingdom’s capital London was the world’s 33rd most liveable city, while Spain’s Barcelona and Madrid came 35th and 43rd individually.

Italy’s Milan ranked number 49, the US city of New York 51, and China’s Beijing came 71st.

Large droppers

Last year’s winner, New Zealand’s Auckland, dropped out of the main 10 out of 2022 to land at an astounding 34th place.

Adjoining Australia had the most perceptible drop in the rankings this year. Notwithstanding having topped the list previously, Melbourne tumbled to 10th place in 2022.

In 2021, Australia overwhelmed the EIU index, with Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth all joining Melbourne in the main 10. This year, they rank 27th, 30th, and 32nd respectively.

Wellington, New Zealand’s capital, was in 4th place in 2021 yet additionally exited the top 10 this year.

However Europe had a generally excellent appearance in 2022, there are two observable sections missing – – London and Paris. Inflated prices for most everyday items costs assumed a part in the two cities, as did the UK’s choice to leave the European Union.

Progressing global struggle was the main variable factor determining which countries ranked at the lower part of the list. Damascus, Lagos and Tripoli were evaluated the three least liveable cities in the world.

In the meantime, Kyiv was not analyzed this year because of the continuous war in Ukraine.

Liveability versus price for many everyday items

Recently, global mobility company ECA International released its list of the world’s most costly cities to live in, with an emphasis on ex-pats.

Hong Kong had the questionable honor of coming in the lead position, with New York City, Geneva, London, and Tokyo balancing the top five.

The main city to show up on both the ECA and EIU indexes was Geneva.

The most costly cities ranking was resolved exclusively by economic factors – – average rent, the cost of gas, and so forth – – rather than the EIU list, which takes a gander at a city’s cultural attractions like museums and concerts as well as infrastructure like mass transit.

2022’s Global Liveability Index: The top 10

1. Vienna, Austria
2. Copenhagen, Denmark
3. Zurich, Switzerland
4. Calgary, Canada
5. Vancouver, Canada
6. Geneva, Switzerland
7. Frankfurt, Germany
8. Toronto, Canada
9. Amsterdam, Netherlands
10. Osaka, Japan, and Melbourne, Australia (tie)