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Old 10-23-2008, 02:43 PM
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Default The World's Most Liveable Cities 2008....

The US has 8 cities on the list....they are highlighted in bold:


Quality of Living global city rankings


1 1 Zurich Switzerland 108 108.1

2 3 Vienna Austria 107.9 107.7

2 2 Geneva Switzerland 107.9 108.0

4 3 Vancouver Canada 107.6 107.7

5 5 Auckland New Zealand 107.3 107.3

6 5 Dusseldorf Germany 107.2 107.3

7 8 Munich Germany 107 106.9

7 7 Frankfurt Germany 107 107.1

9 9 Bern Switzerland 106.5 106.5

10 9 Sydney Australia 106.3 106.5

11 11 Copenhagen Denmark 106.2 106.2

12 12 Wellington New Zealand 105.8 105.8

13 13 Amsterdam The Netherlands 105.7 105.7

14 14 Brussels Belgium 105.4 105.6

15 15 Toronto Canada 105.3 105.4

16 16 Berlin Germany 105 105.2

17 17 Melbourne Australia 104.8 105.0

17 18 Luxembourg Luxembourg 104.8 104.8

19 18 Ottawa Canada 104.7 104.8

20 20 Stockholm Sweden 104.5 104.7

21 21 Perth Australia 104.3 104.5

22 22 Montreal Canada 104.2 104.3

23 23 Nurnberg Germany 104.1 104.2

24 26 Oslo Norway 103.7 103.5

25 27 Dublin Ireland 103.5 103.3

25 24 Calgary Canada 103.5 103.6

27 24 Hamburg Germany 103.4 103.6

28 27 Honolulu, HI United States 103.1 103.3

29 29 San Francisco, CA United States 103 103.2

29 30 Helsinki Finland 103 103.1

29 30 Adelaide Australia 103 103.1

32 34 Singapore Singapore 102.9 102.5

32 33 Paris France 102.9 102.7

34 32 Brisbane Australia 102.4 102.8

35 35 Tokyo Japan 102.2 102.3

36 36 Lyon France 101.9 101.9

37 36 Boston, MA United States 101.8 101.9

38 38 Yokohama Japan 101.6 101.7

38 39 London United Kingdom 101.6 101.2

40 40 Kobe Japan 100.9 101.0

41 49 Milan Italy 100.8 99.9

42 41 Barcelona Spain 100.6 100.6

43 42 Madrid Spain 100.5 100.5

44 44 Washington, DC United States 100.3 100.4

44 42 Osaka Japan 100.3 100.5

44 47 Lisbon Portugal 100.3 100.1

44 44 Chicago, IL United States 100.3 100.4

48 46 Portland, OR United States 100.2 100.3

49 48 New York City, NY United States 100 100.0

50 49 Seattle, WA United States 99.8 99.9


American Cities (8) : Honolulu 28, San Francisco 29, Boston 37, Washington DC 44, Chicago 44, Portland 48, New York 49, Seattle 50

Canadian Cities (4): Vancouver 4, Toronto 15, Ottawa 18, Calgary 24

Asian Cities (5): Singapore 32, Tokyo 35, Yokohama 38, Kobe 40, Osaka 44

Oceanian Cities (6): Auckland 5, Sydney 10, Melbourne 17, Perth 21, Adelaide 29, Brisbane 34

Europe has the remaining (27) cities

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Old 10-24-2008, 03:09 PM
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What no Baghdad? jk.

I love those cities in Oceania. So beautiful.
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The US has 8 cities on the list....they are highlighted in bold:


Quality of Living global city rankings


1 1 Zurich Switzerland 108 108.1

2 3 Vienna Austria 107.9 107.7

2 2 Geneva Switzerland 107.9 108.0

4 3 Vancouver Canada 107.6 107.7

5 5 Auckland New Zealand 107.3 107.3

6 5 Dusseldorf Germany 107.2 107.3

7 8 Munich Germany 107 106.9

7 7 Frankfurt Germany 107 107.1

9 9 Bern Switzerland 106.5 106.5

10 9 Sydney Australia 106.3 106.5

11 11 Copenhagen Denmark 106.2 106.2

12 12 Wellington New Zealand 105.8 105.8

13 13 Amsterdam The Netherlands 105.7 105.7

14 14 Brussels Belgium 105.4 105.6

15 15 Toronto Canada 105.3 105.4

16 16 Berlin Germany 105 105.2

17 17 Melbourne Australia 104.8 105.0

17 18 Luxembourg Luxembourg 104.8 104.8

19 18 Ottawa Canada 104.7 104.8

20 20 Stockholm Sweden 104.5 104.7

21 21 Perth Australia 104.3 104.5

22 22 Montreal Canada 104.2 104.3

23 23 Nurnberg Germany 104.1 104.2

24 26 Oslo Norway 103.7 103.5

25 27 Dublin Ireland 103.5 103.3

25 24 Calgary Canada 103.5 103.6

27 24 Hamburg Germany 103.4 103.6

28 27 Honolulu, HI United States 103.1 103.3

29 29 San Francisco, CA United States 103 103.2

29 30 Helsinki Finland 103 103.1

29 30 Adelaide Australia 103 103.1

32 34 Singapore Singapore 102.9 102.5

32 33 Paris France 102.9 102.7

34 32 Brisbane Australia 102.4 102.8

35 35 Tokyo Japan 102.2 102.3

36 36 Lyon France 101.9 101.9

37 36 Boston, MA United States 101.8 101.9

38 38 Yokohama Japan 101.6 101.7

38 39 London United Kingdom 101.6 101.2

40 40 Kobe Japan 100.9 101.0

41 49 Milan Italy 100.8 99.9

42 41 Barcelona Spain 100.6 100.6

43 42 Madrid Spain 100.5 100.5

44 44 Washington, DC United States 100.3 100.4

44 42 Osaka Japan 100.3 100.5

44 47 Lisbon Portugal 100.3 100.1

44 44 Chicago, IL United States 100.3 100.4

48 46 Portland, OR United States 100.2 100.3

49 48 New York City, NY United States 100 100.0

50 49 Seattle, WA United States 99.8 99.9


American Cities (8) : Honolulu 28, San Francisco 29, Boston 37, Washington DC 44, Chicago 44, Portland 48, New York 49, Seattle 50

Canadian Cities (4): Vancouver 4, Toronto 15, Ottawa 18, Calgary 24

Asian Cities (5): Singapore 32, Tokyo 35, Yokohama 38, Kobe 40, Osaka 44

Oceanian Cities (6): Auckland 5, Sydney 10, Melbourne 17, Perth 21, Adelaide 29, Brisbane 34

Europe has the remaining (27) cities



I like alot of these cities...most liveable, sure, but certainly not the most affordable to live in. How does that work?
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Old 10-24-2008, 03:57 PM
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Nice to see Chicago 44, whoever researched probably didn't visit in January/February.
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Ok...It's nice to see most major American cities like Honolulu, Seattle, Chicago, New York, Boston, Portland, DC selected among the world's most liveable cities.

In my opinion, I think San Diego deserves to be in the top 50.
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haha yay seattle just barely made it and vancouver got 4 yay!!!
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I can't believe DC even ranks! It's a joke at best and at worst a cesspool AND it ranks above Chicago and NYC!?!? I smell a rigging. I would rather live in a bomb shelter than in DC.

I'm surprised to see Munich on the list - didn't think it was that great.
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For the most part it make sense.

As far as the cities of our planet earth, no one does it better than the Europeans.
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I can't believe DC even ranks! It's a joke at best and at worst a cesspool AND it ranks above Chicago and NYC!?!? I smell a rigging. I would rather live in a bomb shelter than in DC.

I'm surprised to see Munich on the list - didn't think it was that great.
That, of course, is a personal opinion.
I would say its a great place to live.
But I would say the % of people who agree with me who actually live in the city would fall off dramatically as we go down the socio-economic ladder, and go up as we ascend that ladder. The disparity between the haves and have-nots is appalling in DC..and growing.

Still....I think it belongs in this list..it is a very livable area for the most part.
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