The Economist Intelligence Unit (The EIU) has revealed the most desirable places to live worldwide, based on their ‘liveability factor’; Melbourne is top place but Manchester features as number 1 city of the UK.
EIU writes:
Although it’s usually the top cities that warrant the most attention, the latest findings of The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Ranking reflect a marked increase in global instability over the last 12 months.
The ranking, which provides scores for lifestyle challenges in 140 cities worldwide, shows that since 2010 average liveability across the world has fallen by 1%, led by a 2.2% fall in the score for stability and safety. While this may seem marginal, it highlights that 57 of the cities surveyed have seen declines in liveability over the last five years. Incidences of terrorist shootings in France and Tunisia have been compounded by civil unrest in the US and ongoing conflicts in Syria, Ukraine and Libya.
The suggested liveability scale
| Rating | Description |
| 80–100 | There are few, if any, challenges to living standards |
| 70–80 | Day–to–day living is fine, in general |
| 60–70 | Negative factors have an impact on day-to-day living |
| 50–60 | Liveability is substantially constrained |
| 50 or less | Most aspects of living are severely restricted |
The survey gives an overall rating of 0-100, where 1 is intolerable and 100 is ideal.
View the MEN news article ‘Manchester named best UK city to live in – again!’
