Best Cities to Live ZT

The world's top cities offering the best quality of life
(New York is the base city with a score of 100 points)
2006 Rank 2005 Rank City Country Points
1 1 Zurich Switzerland 108.2
2 2 Geneva Switzerland 108.1
3 3 Vancouver Canada 107.7
4 3 Vienna Austria 107.5
5 8 Auckland New Zealand 107.3
6 5 Düsseldorf Germany 107.2
7 6 Frankfurt Germany 107.0
8 7 Munich Germany 106.8
9 9 Bern Switzerland 106.5
9 9 Sydney Australia 106.5
11 11 Copenhagen Denmark 106.2
12 14 Wellington New Zealand 105.8
13 12 Amsterdam Netherlands 105.7
14 13 Brussels Belgium 105.6
15 16 Toronto Canada 105.4
16 16 Berlin Germany 105.1
17 14 Melbourne Australia 105.0
18 18 Luxembourg Luxembourg 104.8
18 21 Ottawa Canada 104.8
20 19 Stockholm Sweden 104.7
21 20 Perth Australia 104.5
22 22 Montreal Canada 104.3
23 22 Nürnberg Germany 104.1
24 22 Dublin Ireland 103.8
25 25 Calgary Canada 103.6
26 25 Hamburg Germany 103.4
27 25 Honolulu USA 103.3
28 28 San Francisco USA 103.2
29 29 Adelaide Australia 103.1
29 29 Helsinki Finland 103.1
31 31 Brisbane Australia 102.8
31 32 Oslo Norway 102.8
33 33 Paris France 102.7
34 35 Singapore Singapore 102.5
35 34 Tokyo Japan 102.3
36 36 Boston USA 101.9
37 37 Lyon France 101.6
37 37 Yokohama Japan 101.6
39 39 London UK 101.2
40 40 Kobe Japan 101.0
41 41 Washington USA 100.4
41 52 Chicago USA 100.4
43 42 Portland USA 100.3
44 43 Barcelona Spain 100.2
45 44 Madrid Spain 100.1
46 46 New York City USA 100.0
47 46 Seattle USA 99.9
48 47 Lexington USA 99.8
49 48 Winston Salem USA 99.7
51 50 Osaka Japan 99.6
51 51 Milan Italy 99.6
51 50 Milan Italy 98
53 52 Lisbon Portugal 97.5
53 52 Tsukuba Japan 97.5