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The World’s Most Livable Cities is an informal name given to any list of cities as they rank on a reputable annual survey of living conditions. The two best-known are the Mercer Quality of Living Survey and The Economist’s World’s Most Livable Cities.

Mercer’s Quality of Living Survey 2009 
 City Country Rating 
1 Vienna Austria 108.6 
2 Zurich Switzerland 108 
3 Geneva Switzerland 107.9 
4 Vancouver Canada 107.9 
5 Auckland New Zealand 107.4
6 Düsseldorf Germany 107.2 
7 Munich Germany 107 
8 Frankfurt Germany 106.8 
9 Bern Switzerland 106.5 
10 Sydney Australia 106.3 
11 Copenhagen Denmark 106.2 
12 Wellington New Zealand 105.9 
13 Amsterdam The Netherlands 105.7 
14 Brussels Belgium 105.4 
15 Toronto Canada 105.3 
16 Ottawa Canada 105 
16 Berlin Germany 105 
18 Melbourne Australia 104.8 
19 Luxembourg Luxembourg 104.6 
20 Stockholm Sweden 104.5 
21 Perth Australia 104.3 
22 Montreal Canada 104.2 
23 Nuremberg Germany 104.1 
24 Oslo Norway 103.7 
25 Dublin Ireland 103.6 
26 Singapore Singapore 103.5 
26 Calgary Canada 103.5 
28 Hamburg Germany 103.4 
29 Honolulu United States 103.1 
29 San Francisco United States 103 
29 Helsinki Finland 103 
29 Adelaide Australia 103 
33 Paris France 102.9 
34 Brisbane Australia 102.4 
35 Boston United States 102.2 
35 Tokyo Japan 102.2 
37 Lyon France 101.9 
38 Yokohama Japan 101.6 
38 London United Kingdom 101.6 
40 Kobe Japan 100.9 
41 Milan Italy 100.8 
42 Portland, OR United States 100.6 
42 Barcelona Spain 100.6 
44 Washington, D.C. US 100.3 
44 Osaka Japan 100.3 
44 Lisbon Portugal 100.3 
44 Chicago United States 100.3 
48 Madrid Spain 100.2 
49 New York United States 100 
50 Seattle United States 99.8