The old rivalry between Melbourne and Sydney is likely to continue after both bagged perfect scores in infrastructure, education and healthcare in the 2019 rankings for the world’s most liveable city, but it wasn’t enough to knock Vienna out of first place. Last year, Vienna ended Melbourne’s seven year reign at the top of the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Global Liveability Index. Vienna maintained its lead this year due to its higher score in the stability category (Vienna 100 to Melbourne’s 95) – although there are still just 0.7 points between the two cities’ overall scores.
The index rates 140 cities around the globe on their performance against 30 factors grouped into the categories of infrastructure, culture and environment, stability, education and health care.
