Time Out partnered with Tapestry Research to conduct the Time Out Index Survey on almost 34,000 people across the world on what they like about their city. The survey covered everything from food, entertainment and culture to safety, sociability and affordability. The results are surprising.
The survey was able to identify the top 48 cities in the world for 2019, and two Australian cities made the cut: Melbourne and Sydney.
Melbourne came in at second place – making it the second-best city to live and play in the world. Sydney also made the cut, but at a disappointing 39th place – out of 48. It seems lockout laws and the governments war on live music is starting to take a toll on locals.
The survey found that Sydneysiders rated Sydney as the worst for nightlife, but 71 per cent of Sydneysiders workout each week, making the harbour city one of the fittest.
Melbourne was rated one of the happiest cities, with locals giving a thumbs up to their food, drink, entertainment and night life. In fact, according to Time Out, Melbourne has more live music venues per resident than any other city on earth.
Check out the list (in order) below.
New York
Melbourne
Chicago
London
Los Angeles
Montreal
Berlin
Glasgow
Paris
Tokyo
Madrid
Cape Town
Las vegas
Mexico City
Manchester
Philadelphia
Barcelona
Buenos Aires
Lisbon
Washington, D.C
Tel Aviv
Mumbai
Toronto
Birmingham
Dublin
Sao Paulo
Miami
Porto
Singapore
Edinburgh
San Francisco
Dubai
Munich
Vienna
Shanghai
Moscow
Delhi
Seattle
Sydney
Abu Dhabi
Hong Kong
Boston
Rio de Janeiro
Marseille
Bangkok
Kuala Lumpur
Beijing
Istanbul
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