The world's top cities
offering the best quality of life (New York is the base city with a score of 100 points)
2007
Rank
2006
Rank
City
Country
Points
1
1
Zurich
Switzerland
108.1
2
2
Geneva
Switzerland
108.0
=3
3
Vancouver
Canada
107.7
=3
4
Vienna
Austria
107.7
=5
5
Auckland
New Zealand
107.3
=5
6
Düsseldorf
Germany
107.3
7
7
Frankfurt
Germany
107.1
8
8
Munich
Germany
106.9
=9
9
Bern
Switzerland
106.5
=9
9
Sydney
Australia
106.5
11
11
Copenhagen
Denmark
106.2
12
12
Wellington
New Zealand
105.8
13
13
Amsterdam
Netherlands
105.7
14
14
Brussels
Belgium
105.6
15
15
Toronto
Canada
105.4
16
16
Berlin
Germany
105.2
17
17
Melbourne
Australia
105.0
=18
18
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
104.8
=18
21
Ottawa
Canada
104.8
20
20
Stockholm
Sweden
104.7
21
21
Perth
Australia
104.5
22
22
Montreal
Canada
104.3
23
23
Nürnberg
Germany
104.2
=24
25
Calgary
Canada
103.6
=24
25
Hamburg
Germany
103.6
26
31
Oslo
Norway
103.5
=27
24
Dublin
Ireland
103.3
=27
27
Honolulu
USA
103.3
29
28
San
Francisco
USA
103.2
=30
29
Adelaide
Australia
103.1
=30
29
Helsinki
Finland
103.1
32
31
Brisbane
Australia
102.8
33
33
Paris
France
102.7
34
34
Singapore
Singapore
102.5
35
35
Tokyo
Japan
102.3
=36
37
Lyon
France
101.9
=36
36
Boston
USA
101.9
38
37
Yokohama
Japan
101.7
39
39
London
UK
101.2
40
40
Kobe
Japan
101.0
41
44
Barcelona
Spain
100.6
=42
45
Madrid
Spain
100.5
=42
51
Osaka
Japan
100.5
=44
41
Washington
DC
USA
100.4
=44
41
Chicago
USA
100.4
46
43
Portland
USA
100.3
47
53
Lisbon
Portugal
100.1
48
46
New
York City
USA
100.0
=49
51
Milan
Italy
99.9
=49
47
Seattle
USA
99.9
Source: City Mayors
The analysis
is based on an evaluation of 39 quality-of-living criteria for each city including political, social, economic and environmental
factors, personal safety and health, education, transport and other public services.