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Top 25 liveable cities

In our annual Quality of Life survey, we assess cities by their daytime attributes and their nightly traits. Read on to discover our nocturnal metrics and find out where your city ranks.

  • Issue #95
  • 12 min read
Top 25 liveable cities
Urbanism

Observation

A missed flight, a Munich detour and a café terrace conjure the kind of image that lodges in memory — proof that unplanned moments often outshine the destination itself.

  • Issue #85
  • 5 min read
Observation
Affairs

The hot spots

It’s been a great year for some and a tougher year for others. Here’s a tour of our top 25 cities and why we love them.

  • Issue #65
  • 4 min read
The hot spots
Quality of Life

Living for the city

Great cities adapt and change like their residents. Finding a favourite is a global undertaking that renews our love of urban centres. Here are Monocle’s top 25.

  • Issue #55
  • 1 min read
Zurich - top liveable city
Affairs

The wait is over

Welcome to the fifth annual Monocle survey of top 25 liveable cities around the world. Here’s how they rank.

  • Issue #45
  • 3 min read
The wait is over
Affairs

The liveable cities index 2011

For our Quality-of-Life issue, Monocle has been busy researching the world’s top cities. And with a re-jig of the way each urban centre is assessed, this year’s top 25 promises some surprises.

  • Issue #45
  • 45 min read
Helsinki
Business

Pleasant posting

A posting in an emerging market needn’t be a hardship assignment. Monocle selects surprising cities, from Port Louis to Kunming, that have become highly liveable metropolises.

  • Issue #15
  • 6 min read
Pleasant posting
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The world’s top 25 most liveable cities

Months of good-natured, frequently late-night and occasionally jetlagged debate have resulted in this: our definitive (and a little subjective) guide to the world’s most liveable cities. Here’s how we came to our conclusions.

  • Issue #15
  • 1 min read
The world’s top 25 most liveable cities
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1. Munich

Munich is Monocle’s most liveable city in the world. Its winning combination of investment in infrastructure, high-quality housing, low crime, liberal politics and strong media make it a city to inspire others.

  • Issue #5
  • 5 min read
1. Munich

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