Are You Lucky Enough To Live In One Of The Top 25 Most Liveable Cities?

June 17, 2009 at 9:02 AM | by JetSetCD | 1 Comment

It's that time of the year again; no, we're not talking about BBQ-ing and skimming the surface of the pool for dead fireflies, but the release of Monocle's "Top 25 Most Liveable Cities" Index. This marks the third year for the listing of top cities in terms of "combination of investment in infrastructure, high-quality housing, low crime, liberal politics, strong media," and general good will.

Since we're well familiar with the magazine's Japanese and Scandinavian biases, the fact that no mainland US cities made the list is not a surprise. Honolulu did however make a showing at number 11, on account of its "low crime rates, good public transport, and even beat[ing] Madrid for sunshine."

So where should we all pack up and move to, on account of it having enough things like bike parking places and green roofs? In 2007, the number one city was Munich, Germany, followed in 2008 by Copenhagen, Denmark. This year, the top 10 see some familiar appearances, but also happily surprise with the rare non-European entries.

And now, drumroll please, Monocle's Top 10 Most Liveable Cities are Berlin, Melbourne, Paris, Vienna, Stockholm, Helsinki, Munich, Tokyo, Copenhagen, and Z�rich.

Why Z�rich, you ask? According to Monocle, it's all about how those pretty Swiss get around: "The city's investment in transport is remarkable, from the rebuilding of the main station to the 200 million Euro makeover of the already impeccable airport."

This might be great, but people don't live in the train stations and airports. How about home prices and fancy Swiss schooling? We guess we'll just have to wait until the July/August comes out to get the full explanation.

Related Stories:
· Top 25 Most Liveable Cities 2009 [Monocle Mag]
· Travel News Coverage [Jaunted]

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