Top 5 ranking cities by region
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Quality of living
Top 5 cities Americas Top 5 cities - Asia Pacific Top 5 cities - Europe Top 5 cities - Middle East & Africa
Vancouver, Canada (tied 4th) Toronto, Canada(15th) Ottawa, Canada(16th) Montreal, Canada(22nd) Calgary, Canada(26th)
Auckland, New Zealand (tied 4th) Sydney, Australia(10th) Wellington, New Zealand (12th) Melbourne, Australia (18th) Perth, Australia (21st)
Vienna, Austria ( 1st) Zurich, Switzerland(2nd) Geneva, Switzerland(3rd) Dusseldorf, Germany(6th) Munich, Germany (7th)
The lowest ranking Americas city in the top 50 was Seattle (50th).
The lowest ranking Asian city in the top 50 was Osaka (tied for 44th).
The lowest ranking European city in the top 50 was Madrid (48th).
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (77th) Port Louis, Mauritius(82nd) Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (84th) Cape Town, South Africa (87th) Port Elizabeth, South Africa (93rd)
NB: There are no Middle Eastern or African cities in the top 50
Infrastructure
Top 5 cities Americas Top 5 cities - Asia Pacific Top 5 cities - Europe Top 5 cities - Middle East & Africa
Vancouver, Canada (6th) Atlanta, USA (15th) Montreal, Canada (tied 15th) Toronto, Canada(18th) Washington D.C, USA(24th)
Singapore, Singapore(1st) Tsukuba, Japan (4th) Yokohama, Japan(5th) Hong Kong, Hong Kong (tied 8th) Tokyo, Japan (12th)
Munich, Germany (2nd) Copenhagen, Denmark (3rd) Dusseldorf, Germany (6th) Frankfurt, Germany(tied 8th) London, UK (tied 8th)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (35th) Tel Aviv, Israel (55th) Jerusalem, Israel(70th) Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (72nd) Port Louis, Mauritius(92nd)