Where on earth the best cities to live in? Here is another City Index for 2016 that ranks cities according to six key characteristics: Dynamism, Inspiration, Food & Drink, Community, Sociability, and Affordability.
The rankings below are from the first Time Out Global City Index survey which polled 20,000 people from 18 cities around the world, asking 81 questions ranging from how safe they feel in their city to how often they see live music. It’s designed to measure vibrancy, inspiration, food and drink, community, sociability and affordability.
Chicago ranked at top followed by Melbourne - Australia which was ranked the world’s most liveable for the sixth consecutive year by Economist Intelligence Unit.
The best cities for good times are
- Chicago 60.1 points
- Melbourne, 59.3 points
- Lisbon, 55.6 points
- New York, 53.3 points
- Madrid, 51.4 points
- Mexico City, 50.8 points
- Sâo Paulo, 50.7 points
- Los Angeles, 48.4 points
- Barcelona, 46.6 points
- London, 45.3 points
- Hong Kong, 41.6 points
- Miami, 41.4 points
- Tokyo, 41.2 points
- Singapore, 40.2 points
- Paris, 39.8 points
- Sydney, 39.6 points
- Dubai, 37.6 points
- Kuala Lumpur, 36.8 points Source ftnnews