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

A frontrunner has been declared for the world's most expensive city (and the world's most expensive city for expats). We've also been told which is the world's most beautiful city, and which are the world's friendliest cities. Now, the results are in for the Economist Intelligence Unit's "Global Liveability Report," which ranks the best places to live in the world, scoring 140 cities in five categories: stability, healthcare, culture & environment, education, and infrastructure.

This year's ranking looks much different than years past, thanks in large part to COVID-19. The report took into consideration how different cities handled the pandemic: strong border closings, ability to handle the health crisis, and the pace at which vaccination campaigns were rolled out. This caused past frontrunners in Canada to fall completely out of the top ten, while regulation sticklers in Australia and New Zealand take up over half of the top ten. And before you even look, be warned that zero U.S. cities made the cut—again. There's always next year.

Counting down, here are the 10 best places to live in the world.

This gallery has been updated with new information since its original publish date.

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  10. Brisbane, Australia
  
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