Melbourne has been ranked as Australia’s most liveable city by the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Global Liveability Index for 2022. The list assesses 173 cities around the world in the categories of stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure.
There are many reasons why Melbourne has been consistently rated one of the world’s most liveable cities.
In the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2021 global ranking, we scored impressive scores, beating other top 10 ranked cities in Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
This was thanks to our top scores in categories such as healthcare, education and infrastructure. It’s not just our lifestyle that people love – it’s also our happy locals. That’s why Time Outexternal link and Tapestry Researchexternal link ranked Melbourne as the happiest city in the world in 2019.
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From kindergarten through to university, Melbourne is home to some of the region’s best educational institutions.
Our talented population is highly educated with high levels of post-secondary qualifications. And it’s no wonder – we have 10 world-class universities in our state and Melbourne has the highest ranked university in Australia and the third highest in the Asia Pacificexternal link.
Melbourne was given a perfect score for education from the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Survey 2021external link. Visit our Education & childcare section to find out more about our world class education.
Melburnians have a life expectancy that is amongst the highest in the world, buoyed by Australia’s world-renowned healthcare system, which includes high quality public and private hospitals, as well as community health services, ambulance and dental services.
Two of Melbourne’s hospitals, The Royal Melbourne Hospitalexternal link and Alfred Healthexternal link were included in Newsweek’s top 50 hospitalsexternal link in the world.
Visit our Health & wellbeing section to learn more about our world leading healthcare.
Melbourne is more affordable than many other cities like Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney.
Visit our Money & tax section to compare the cost of living in Melbourne to other countries with detailed costs on clothing, education, transport, food, entertainment and more.
If you love city living, why not live in one of our many inner city apartments? If you prefer more space and a quieter lifestyle, there are great suburbs within an easy commute of the city. The choice is yours.
Visit our Housing and property section to find out more about renting and buying a home in Melbourne.
When you’re enjoying Melbourne’s great outdoors, you’ll also notice our clean air quality. We don’t suffer from high levels of air pollution that are common to other major cities around the world.
Visit our Environment and weather section to learn more about Melbourne’s unique climate.
