A frontrunner has been declared for the world's most expensive city

Overall rating: 92.5
Stability: 95
Healthcare: 83.3
Culture & Environment: 88.2
Education: 100
Infrastructure: 100

Although it slid in the ranks from no. 2 to no. 8 this year, Melbourne remains one of the most liveable cities in Australia—and the entire world. (The city nabbed the number one spot for seven years in a row before dropping a place two years ago.) The city shines with all of Australia's best personality traits—sophisticated, stylish, free-spirited—and continues to attract travelers with its world-class art and famed coffee and cuisine.

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  8. Geneva, Switzerland (tie)
  
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  Overall rating: 92.5
  Stability: 95
  Healthcare: 100
  Culture & Environment: 84.5
  Education: 83.3
  Infrastructure: 96.4
  
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  Despite some social restrictions still in place, Switzerland takes up two spots in this year's list—the only two European cities to make the cut this year. Despite being one of the most expensive cities in the world, Geneva proves its livability with a perfect healthcare score (it is the home of the Red Cross, after all) and high numbers for stability and infrastructure. There's no denying the city's natural beauty, either—it boasts expansive views of the Alps and Jura Mountains, and, of course, is home to Lake Geneva. With a daily commute that gorgeous, we can see why people are eager to move here.
  
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  7. Zurich, Switzerland
  
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