Vancouver is 'best place to live'

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Vancouver is 'best place to live' Vancouver is the world's best place to live, a survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has found.

The EIU ranked 127 cities in terms of personal risk, infrastructure and the availability of goods and services.

All the cities that fell into the top "liveability" bracket were based in Canada, Australia and Western Europe.

The worst places were Algiers in Algeria, and Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea because "many aspects of daily life present challenges", the EIU said.

Safe havens?

Canadian cities scored well, as did Austria's Vienna and Switzerland's Geneva, because they are not seen as targets for terror attacks.

TOP TEN Vancouver Melbourne Vienna Geneva Perth Adelaide Sydney Zurich Toronto Calgary Source: EIU

The main uncertainty for people living in those cities was climate-related, the EIU said.

"In the current global political climate, it is no surprise that the most desirable destinations are those with the lower perceived threat of terrorism," said Jon Copestake, editor of the EIU report.

The survey has produced a mixed picture of the world's cities. London was ranked in the 10th group, on a par with Dublin and Los Angeles, but one place below Manchester, four behind Berlin, five lower than Tokyo, and six off Helsinki, Frankfurt and Stockholm.

Bottom 10 cities Tehran Douala Harare Abidjan Phnom Penh Lagos Karachi Dhaka Algiers Port Moresby Source: EIU

In Latin America, "no city manages to present ideal living conditions, neither do any fall into the category where extreme difficulties are faced", the EIU said.

Montevideo in Uruguay, Santiago in Chile and Buenos Aires in Argentina offer the region's best conditions. Bogota in Colombia and Caracas in Venezuela score the least favourably.

In Asia, cities in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, China and Taiwan all score well, as do Australia's main hubs.

Africa and the Middle East fare less well, with the EIU citing concerns about terror attacks, and economic and political instability. Some of the worst performing cities include Harare in Zimbabwe and Lagos in Nigeria.

Story from BBC NEWS:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/business/4306936.stm

Published: 2005/10/04 00:29:52 GMT

[mawilson 2,133]

the most desirable destinations are those with the lower perceived threat of terrorism

Oh please

[MissStacey 1]

I was also just reading on Yahoo Canada that people are healthier the further west you go, and that Vancouver has the healthiest people in Canada.

Edited May 28, 2007 by Stacey33

[MissStacey 1]

I am hoping that Vancouver is the best place to have a K3 Interview!

[Portlander 0]

the most desirable destinations are those with the lower perceived threat of terrorism

Oh please

I was thiinking the same thing....

[one...two...tree 2,762]

the most desirable destinations are those with the lower perceived threat of terrorism

Oh please

[Heracles 417]

4 of the top 10 cities are in Australia with my home city being a close second..

Which actually raises a question for my fellow American brethren.. Seriously why are US cities so run down??

Edited May 28, 2007 by Infidel

[mawilson 2,133]

Seriously why are US cities so run down??

They are? Please explain what you mean by that.

[Flames9_RN 359]

Why do they pick big cities as the best place to live? I much prefer a smaller town, life is so much more relaxing!!

[Ban Hammer 14,460]

i agree, vancouver is a great place to live, if it wasn't for all of them canadians

[MissStacey 1]

i agree, vancouver is a great place to live, if it wasn't for all of them canadians

tsk tsk