Top 10 Liveable cities in the world

MELBOURNE has beaten Sydney in a survey of the world's most liveable cities.

Australian cities featured prominently in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s annual survey – with Perth and Adelaide also making the top 10 list.

Claiming second place in the survey, Melbourne was beaten only by Vancouver.

Sydney managed to make the top 10 list at seventh place behind Vienna, Toronto, Calgary and Helsinki.

Meanwhile Perth and Adelaide scored equal eight place in the survey.

The survey examined the living condition of 140 cities around the world. It looked at factors such as stability, health care, culture and environment, education and infrastructure.

Vancouver achieved 98 per cent and took out the number one spot for the fifth straight year following from the success of its 2010 winter Olympics and Paralympics.

However Zimbabwe’s capital Harare claimed the worst position with a rating of just 37.5 per cent, with Dhaka, Bangladesh coming in as second worst.

Top 10 liveable cities

1. Vancouver, Canada

2. Melbourne, Australia

3. Vienna, Austria

4. Toronto, Canada

5. Calgary, Canada

6. Helsinki, Finland

7. Sydney, Australia

8. (equal) Perth, Australia

8. (equal) Adelaide, Australia

10. Auckland, New Zealand

Bottom 10 cities:

1. Harare, Zimbabwe

2. Dhaka , Bangladesh

3. Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

4. Lagos, Nigeria

5. Algiers , Algeria

6. Karachi, Pakistan

7. Douala, Cameroon

8. Tehran, Iran

9. Dakar, Senegal

10. Colombo, Sri Lanka