The report looks at criteria such as stability, healthcare, culture, environment, infrastructure and education, then gives each city a score out of 100. Melbourne has taken out the number one spot for the past seven years, but has been dethroned in 2018 by Vienna in Austria.
While Australia may have missed out on first place this time, three of its cities were among the best scoring, with Adelaide (96.6%) and Sydney (97.4%) coming behind Melbourne in 10th and fifth place.
Top 10 most liveable cities 2018
1. Vienna, Austria
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2. Melbourne, Australia
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3. Osaka, Japan
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4. Calgary, Canada
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5. Sydney, Australia
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6. Vancouver, Canada
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7. Toronto, Canada
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8. Tokyo, Japan
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9. Copenhagen, Denmark
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10. Adelaide, Australia
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