
However, fellow US cities San Diego, which ranked at 61 on the list, and Los Angeles, 57, both dropped 17 places. The world’s best airlines for 2023, according to Skytrax Osaka, which saw a small boost in its culture and environment ratings due to the withdrawal of Covid-related restrictions, rounds out the top 10. Meanwhile, Switzerland received two top 10 entries, with Zurich taking sixth place and Geneva tying for seventh place with Calgary. While Australia’s Melbourne and Sydney had dropped down the list in recent years, with Sydney dropping out of the top 10 recently and Melbourne tying for 10th place with Japan’s Osaka in 2022, both have shot back up, taking third and fourth place respectively.Ĭanada was well represented this year, with three of its cities – Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto - landing a spot in the top 10. The city, which has occupied the top position several times over the years, was closely followed by Denmark’s Copenhagen, which retained its second place position. Vienna held onto its first place spot on the EIU’s Global Liveability Index, winning praise for its reliable infrastructure, standout culture and entertainment and impeccable education and health services. The EIU, a sister organization to The Economist, ranked 173 cities around the world on a number of significant factors, including health care, education, stability, infrastructure and environment. The ranking of the world’s most liveable cities for 2023 has just been released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), and Vienna has come out on top yet again. It’s nicknamed the “city of dreams,” and it seems the Austrian capital may just be a dream place to live.
