Most Livable Cities (2002)
In 2002, the independent UK organization Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) found Australian and Canadian cities among the best for business expatriates. The city of Melbourne (Australia) shared the first place with the city of Vancouver (Canada). Perth (another Australian city) is on the third place.
The survey was part of a Worldwide Cost of Living service assessing the level of hardship for expatriates in 130 cities around the world. A so-called hardship criterion using multiple factors (convenience of the local infrastructures, the cultural life and how safe is environment, and the health and security systems) was used to determine which cities in the world are safer.
1. Melbourne
Melbourne is Australia’s most livable city and the most livable city in the world. It ranked ahead of the other big Australian cities (Perth, Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane), which are also on the top spots.
1. Vancouver
For Vancouver, the survey says, everything except the climate and the transport infrastructure are considered to be ideal. All reviewed Canadian cities (Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and Calgary) have been given up to 5 percent of hardship for expatriates.
3. Perth
Perth is the largest city in Western Australia and the capital of this Australian state. Its population has a growth rate above the national average, with a total of more than 1.5 million people in 2007, fourth amongst the nation’s cities.
Here are the top 14 cities, considered by the EIU as the best cities to live in, in 2002:
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