The world's 10 best cities to live in

  Melbourne, Australia (the city scores an overall rating of 97.5 out of 100)Picture: Philip Game / Alamy

 Vienna, Austria (97.4)Picture: travelstock44 / Alamy

  Vancouver, Canada (97.3)Picture: Stefano Politi Markovina / Alamy

  Toronto, Canada (97.2)Picture: Torontonian / Alamy

  Calgary, Canada (96.6)Picture: Design Pics Inc. / Alamy

 Adelaide, Australia (96.6)Picture: HEMIS / ALAMY

  Sydney, Australia (96.1)Picture: Andreas Athitakis / Alamy

  Helsinki, Finland (96.0)Picture: Tetra Images / Alamy

The world's 10 best cities to live in, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit global “liveability” study, which looks at how “tolerable” it is to live in a particular place given its crime levels, threat of conflict, quality of medical care, levels of censorship, temperature, schools and transport links.
10. Auckland, New Zealand, which scores an overall rating of 95.7 out of 100
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Perth, Australia (95.9)Picture: travellinglight / Alamy