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TOP 50 BEST CITIES TO LIVE IN 2015

The "best cities to live" are those that offer the best quality of life.

Defining the term "quality of life" is not an easy task. In fact, what constitutes a good quality of life has occupied philosophers since Plato and Aristotle, and countless definitions have been proposed.

Nevertheless, it seems possible to find some elements on which most scholars agree. First of all, as "quality of life" is used to evaluate the overall well being of individuals and societies, it should not be with The Happiest Countries In The World. Although most studies on the quality of life indeed do take into account indicators of economic success such as income per capita, wealth and employment, they also go beyond those measures to include the environment, physical and mental health, education, leisure time, infrastructure and safety. Also often included are concepts such as freedom, human rights, human flourishing, social belonging and happiness.

The Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Global Liveability Ranking and Report, August 2014 is a data driven ranking based on 30 qualitative and quantitative factors spread across five areas: stability, infrastructure, education, healthcare and environment.

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1 Melbourne Australia
2 Vienna Austria
3 Vancouver Canada
4 Toronto Canada
5 Adelaide Australia
6 Calgary Canada
7 Sydney Australia
8 Helsinki Finland
9 Perth Australia
10 Auckland New Zealand
11 Zurich Switzerland
12 Geneva Switzerland
13 Osaka Japan
14 Hamburg Germany
15 Stockholm Sweden
16 Montreal Canada
17 Paris France
18 Frankfurt Germany
19 Tokyo Japan
20 Brisbane Australia
21 Berlin Germany
22 Copenhangen Denmark
23 Wellington New Zealand
24 Oslo Norway
25 Luxembourg Luxembourg

London has slid down the ranking in recent years owing to increasing social unrest and poor transport infrastructure and is now ranked the third worst European city to live in.