Top 50 cities in the world to live in (crime, taxation)

[dgthree]

1 Zürich Switzerland 108.1 2 Geneva Switzerland 108.0 3 Vancouver Canada 107.7 3 Vienna Austria 107.7 5 Auckland New Zealand 107.3 5 Düsseldorf Germany 107.3 7 Frankfurt Germany 107.1 8 Munich Germany 106.9 9 Bern Switzerland 106.5 9 Sydney Australia 106.5 11 Copenhagen Denmark 106.2 12 Wellington New Zealand 105.8 13 Amsterdam The Netherlands 105.7 14 Brussels Belgium 105.6 15 Toronto Canada 105.4 16 Berlin Germany 105.2 17 Melbourne Australia 105.0 18 Luxembourg (city) Luxembourg 104.8 18 Ottawa Canada 104.8 20 Stockholm Sweden 104.7 21 Perth Australia 104.5 22 Montreal Canada 104.3 23 Nürnberg Germany 104.2 24 Calgary Canada 103.6 24 Hamburg Germany 103.6 26 Oslo Norway 103.5 27 Dublin Ireland 103.3 27 Honolulu United States 103.3 29 San Francisco United States 103.2 30 Helsinki Finland 103.1 30 Adelaide Australia 103.1 32 Brisbane Australia 102.8 33 Paris France 102.7 34 Singapore Singapore 102.5 35 Tokyo Japan 102.3 36 Lyon France 101.9 36 Boston United States 101.9 38 Yokohama Japan 101.7 39 London United Kingdom 101.2 40 Kobe Japan 101.0 41 Barcelona Spain 100.6 42 Madrid Spain 100.5 42 Osaka Japan 100.5 44 Washington DC United States 100.4 44 Chicago United States 100.4 46 Portland, OR United States 100.3 47 Lisbon Portugal 100.1 48 New York City United States 100.0 49 Milan Italy 99.9 49 Seattle United States 99.9

[irspow]

Kind of useless without knowing what the criteria used was.

[evilnewbie]

Why anyone would think their OPINION is better than anyone else's is just an amusement for me... I have been to some of those places... I am sorry but they SUCK... I think its just to make people think some other country is "better"... and just because your country isn't number one according to someone, it doesn't mean there is anything wrong with your country... it just means one less idiot to be in your country... who cares what their criteria is.. its THEIR criteria... I don't value having community swimming pools as being important...

[harrymiafl]

Germans proclaim...German & German speaking cities as the best...

Another trash "report"...

Goodbye.

[Pug Life]

Originally Posted by evilnewbie

Why anyone would think their OPINION is better than anyone else's is just an amusement for me... I have been to some of those places... I am sorry but they SUCK... I think its just to make people think some other country is "better"... and just because your country isn't number one according to someone, it doesn't mean there is anything wrong with your country... it just means one less idiot to be in your country... who cares what their criteria is.. its THEIR criteria... I don't value having community swimming pools as being important...

I've been to 30 of them, and the only one I would say sucks of those 30 is Lyon, France. The rest are all wonderful cities and places that I would consider to be some of the world's best.

Which places have you been on this list that you think "SUCK"?

[ManGoneADreamin]

Originally Posted by dgthree

1 Zürich Switzerland 108.1 2 Geneva Switzerland 108.0 3 Vancouver Canada 107.7 3 Vienna Austria 107.7 5 Auckland New Zealand 107.3 5 Düsseldorf Germany 107.3 7 Frankfurt Germany 107.1 8 Munich Germany 106.9 9 Bern Switzerland 106.5 9 Sydney Australia 106.5 11 Copenhagen Denmark 106.2 12 Wellington New Zealand 105.8 13 Amsterdam The Netherlands 105.7 14 Brussels Belgium 105.6 15 Toronto Canada 105.4 16 Berlin Germany 105.2 17 Melbourne Australia 105.0 18 Luxembourg (city) Luxembourg 104.8 18 Ottawa Canada 104.8 20 Stockholm Sweden 104.7 21 Perth Australia 104.5 22 Montreal Canada 104.3 23 Nürnberg Germany 104.2 24 Calgary Canada 103.6 24 Hamburg Germany 103.6 26 Oslo Norway 103.5 27 Dublin Ireland 103.3 27 Honolulu United States 103.3 29 San Francisco United States 103.2 30 Helsinki Finland 103.1 30 Adelaide Australia 103.1 32 Brisbane Australia 102.8 33 Paris France 102.7 34 Singapore Singapore 102.5 35 Tokyo Japan 102.3 36 Lyon France 101.9 36 Boston United States 101.9 38 Yokohama Japan 101.7 39 London United Kingdom 101.2 40 Kobe Japan 101.0 41 Barcelona Spain 100.6 42 Madrid Spain 100.5 42 Osaka Japan 100.5 44 Washington DC United States 100.4 44 Chicago United States 100.4 46 Portland, OR United States 100.3 47 Lisbon Portugal 100.1 48 New York City United States 100.0 49 Milan Italy 99.9 49 Seattle United States 99.9

?????? who came up with this? Why no link?

and LMAO at chicago, san fran, and new york , being good places to live......


Yea, if you like crime, over taxation, and regulation over your personal habits. Good for nanny state lovers, and people who can't think or do for themselves, but that's about it.

[irspow]

Okay, so now that we can say that we have no idea what the criteria used was. I can post my own list.

1. My city (because I live in it of course )
2. Orlando (the weather is great)
3. Detroit (love that Beirut look they got going on)

Or you could check out the Freedom Index at Index of Economic Freedom: Link Between Economic Opportunity and Prosperity | The Heritage Foundation which at least has links to the criteria used.

[kemcnyc]

and LMAO at chicago, san fran, and new york , being good places to live......

Depends on what you like. I live in NYC. there is a lot I love about it.... and some things that make me want to move to a rural farm. It is all relative to what different people like.

Disagree as far as the crime in NYC as well. It is very safe. (Hopefully stays that way.... falling economy could change this).

[Marksman84]

Where's East St. Louis???? I want a recount, somebody call Al Gore!

[zentropa]

Awesome list. Mostly because I am moving to Geneva in April.