The World’s Top 25 Most Liveable Cities in 2008
And the winner is … Copenhagen, Denmark.
Why so serious? Clowning around in Copenhagen, photo by Chuck Patch
Here’s the list of the top 25 most liveable cities in the world 2008 according to the July/August 2008 issue of Monocle:
- Copenhagen
- Munich
- Tokyo
- Zürich
- Helsinki
- Vienna
- Stockholm
- Vancouver
- Melbourne
- Paris
- Sydney
- Honolulu
- Madrid
- Berlin
- Barcelona
- Montréal
- Fukuoka
- Amsterdam
- Minneapolis
- Kyoto
- Hamburg
- Singapore
- Geneva
- Lisbon
- Portland
Cities were ranked based on the following criteria:
- Good flight connections and airport
- Low crime rate
- Strong public services such as education and health care
- Ample sunshine and bearable average annual temperature
- Excellent communications and connectivity
- Tolerance of different races and lifestyles
- Attractive architecture
- Quality, affordable public transport and taxis
- Strong local media and availability of international media
- Access to nature and green areas
- Innovative environmental initiatives
- Cultural vibrancy
- Ease of opening a small business
- Ease of getting a drink after 1 am
Source: The Straits Times Oct 24 2008, Monocle Jul/Aug 2008, photo by Chuck Patch
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