Vienna ranked world's second most liveable city - again

Vienna has once again come second place in an Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) poll of the most pleasant cities to live in - after Melbourne which has topped the ranking for the sixth year running.

The EIU's survey assesses the liveability of cities based on a number of key factors, including stability and the quality of healthcare, culture, the environment, education and infrastructure. Hamburg was the only other European city to appear in the top ten.

This follows Vienna holding on to its top spot for overall quality of life, according to Mercer's 2016 Quality of Living survey published in February. That study examined social and economic conditions, health, education, housing and the environment, and is used by big companies to assess where they should locate and how much they should pay expatriate workers.

Eugene Quinn, who moved to Vienna from London, is a founding member of culture group space and place and runs a walking tour which explores why Vienna is the best city in the world to live in.

"Vienna is unusual because poor people live well here," he told @thelocalaustria. "It has a slightly old-fashioned approach to still paying higher taxes, with the benefits of those taxes much more visible than elsewhere. It is a city of beauty, space and opportunity. And the people are great looking! It may never be cool... but cool is overrated."

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