Vienna, Austria

Coming in at the top spot with 99.1 out of 100, Vienna scored a perfect 100 in the stability, health care, education, and infrastructure categories, and 96.3 for culture and environment.

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne previously held the top spot for seven years before being demoted to two in 2018’s survey, but the city still got perfect marks in health care, education, and infrastructure for an overall rating of 98.4.

Sydney, Australia

Another Australian city came in third place in the 2019 index, with a rating of 98.1. Like Melbourne, Sydney received perfect 100s in health care, education, and infrastructure.

Osaka, Japan

Osaka is the most livable city in Asia, taking the fourth spot with an overall rating of 97.7.

Osaka got perfect scores for stability, health care, and education, with slightly lower marks for culture environment, and infrastructure.

Calgary, Canada

The first North American city on the list is Calgary, Canada, with an overall rating of 97.5. The city actually scored perfect 100s in everything except culture and environment, for which the city earned a 90.

Vancouver, Canada

The second of three Canadian cities in the top 10 best places to live in the world, Vancouver received an overall rating of 97.3, with 100s for health care, culture and environment, and education.

Toronto (Canada) and Tokyo (Japan)

Tied for the number seven spot, Toronto and Tokyo received a 97.2 rating. Both cities were rated 100 for stability, health care, and education, with slightly lower marks for culture and environment, and infrastructure.

Copenhagen, Denmark

The second European city on the list, Copenhagen comes in at number nine, with an overall rating of 96.8 and perfect scores in education and infrastructure.

Adelaide, Australia

Rounding out the top 10 is another Australian city — Adelaide. With an overall rating of 96.6, Adelaide received 100s in health care and education.