20 Best Places To Live

20. Stockholm, Sweden

Quality of Life Index: 104.5 (Base is 100)
2008 Rank: 20
City Infrastructure Ranking (Index): 20 (101.5)

19. Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Quality of Life Index: 104.6 (Base is 100)
2008 Rank: 17
City Infrastructure Ranking (Index): 70 (92.3)

18. Melbourne, Australia

Quality of Life Index: 105.5 (Base is 100)
2008 Rank: 17
City Infrastructure Ranking (Index): 35 (99.2)


17. Berlin, Germany

Quality of Life Index: 105.5 (Base is 100)
2008 Rank: 216
City Infrastructure Ranking (Index): 29 (100.1)


16. Ottawa, Canada

Quality of Life Index: 105.5 (Base is 100)
2008 Rank: 19
City Infrastructure Ranking (Index): 42 (98.5)



15. Toronto, Canada

Quality of Life Index: 105.5 (Base is 100)
2008 Rank: 15
City Infrastructure Ranking (Index): 18 (101.9)


14. Brussels, Belgium

Quality of Life Index: 105.5 (Base is 100)
2008 Rank: 14
City Infrastructure Ranking (Index): 24 (101.2)



13. Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Quality of Life Index: 105.5 (Base is 100)
2008 Rank: 13
City Infrastructure Ranking (Index): 26 (101)


12. Wellington, New Zealand

Quality of Life Index: 105.5 (Base is 100)
2008 Rank: 12
City Infrastructure Ranking (Index): 47 (97.3)


11. Copenhagen, Denmark

Quality of Life Index: 105.5 (Base is 100)
2008 Rank: 11
City Infrastructure Ranking (Index): 3 (106.2)


10. Sydney, Australia

Quality of Life Index: 105.5 (Base is 100)
2008 Rank: 10
City Infrastructure Ranking (Index): 11 (104)


9. Bern, Switzerland

Quality of Life Index: 105.5 (Base is 100)
2008 Rank: 9
City Infrastructure Ranking (Index): 215 (102.3)


8. Frankfurt, Germany

Quality of Life Index: 105.5 (Base is 100)
2008 Rank: 7
City Infrastructure Ranking (Index): 8 (104.8)


7. Munich, Germany

Quality of Life Index: 105.5 (Base is 100)
2008 Rank: 7
City Infrastructure Ranking (Index): 2 (106.5)


6. Düsseldorf, Germany

Quality of Life Index: 105.5 (Base is 100)
2008 Rank: 6
City Infrastructure Ranking (Index): 6 (105)


5 Auckland, New Zealand

Quality of Life Index: 105.5 (Base is 100)
2008 Rank: 5
City Infrastructure Ranking (Index): 243 (98.1)


4. Vancouver, Canada

Quality of Life Index: 105.5 (Base is 100)
2008 Rank: 4
City Infrastructure Ranking (Index): 6 (105)


3. Geneva, Switzerland

Quality of Life Index: 105.5 (Base is 100)
2008 Rank: 2
City Infrastructure Ranking (Index): 35 (99.2)



2. Zürich, Switzerland

Quality of Life Index: 105.5 (Base is 100)
2008 Rank: 1
City Infrastructure Ranking (Index): 14 (102.6)



1. Vienna, Austria

Quality of Life Index: 105.5 (Base is 100)
2008 Rank: 2
City Infrastructure Ranking (Index): 18 (101.9)