Vancouver tops most livable city for fifth consecutive year.

[Swede]

Vancouver topped the list of the world's most livable cities for the fifth straight year, while Melbourne claimed second place from Vienna and Australian and Canadian cities dominated the list's top 10 spots.

In the annual survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the Canadian west coast city and 2010 Winter Olympics host scored 98 percent on a combination of stability, health care, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure -- a score unchanged from last year.



1. Vancouver, Canada 2. Melbourne, Australia 3. Vienna, Austria 4. Toronto, Canada 5. Calgary, Canada 6. Helsinki, Finland 7. Sydney, Australia 8. Perth, Australia 8. Adelaide, Australia 10. Auckland, New Zealand
The bottom 10 cities were: 1. Harare, Zimbabwe 2. Dhaka , Bangladesh 3. Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 4. Lagos, Nigeria 5. Algiers , Algeria 6. Karachi, Pakistan 7. Douala, Cameroon 8. Tehran, Iran 9. Dakar, Senegal 10. Colombo, Sri Lanka


http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/vancouver-still-worlds-most-liveable-city-report/articleshow/7538141.cms

[Arugula Latte]

1. No U.S.cities made the TopTen list.

Not surprising, sadly.

[NightHawk63]

2. Awesome! I'm heading up there next week.

I'm hoping to move there permanently as soon as I can land a job.

[Romulox]

3. I'm sure a place like Helsinki is a real Hillbilly Heaven to a Finn, but...

It reminds one of the line from the Cheese Rolling film from the Spinal Tap trailer: "And as the jubilant day fades into another suicide-filled Scandinavian evening..."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8Df8YEBpgg&feature=player_embedded