Why Vienna keeps beating Melbourne and Sydney in the Global Liveability Index

An annual report has again ranked Vienna as the world's 'most liveable city', ahead of Melbourne and Sydney.

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Melbourne and Sydney are the world’s second and third most liveable cities, according to an annual report.

A report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), released Wednesday, gave Austria’s capital Vienna the title of the world’s most liveable city for the second year running.

Melbourne - which held the top ranking for seven years until 2018 – was followed by Sydney, Osaka and Calgary.

Adelaide came in tenth, Perth was ranked 14th and Brisbane placed 18th.

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