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Four Australian cities and one New Zealand city have made it to the 2010 list of the world’s top ten most livable cities, according to The Economist magazine.
But Vancouver, the host of the Winter Olympics, is the number one city to live in.
It scored 98 out of 100 on a comparison of stability, healthcare, education, infrastructure, culture and environment.
Canada's Toronto and Calgary and Australia’s Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Adelaide are also in the top ten as is Auckland, New Zealand.
In the South Pacific, Port Moresby has been rated in the worst ten cities to live in.
The Economist Intelligence Unit survey ranked 140 cities on 30 factors - such as healthcare, culture and environment, and education - using research involving resident experts and its own analysts.
Los Angeles ranked at 47, New York at 56 and London took 54th position.
Zimbabwe's capital Harare scored as the world's worst city, with a rating of 37.5.
Top ten cities were: 1. Vancouver 2. Vienna 3. Melbourne 4. Toronto 5. Calgary 6. Helsinki 7. Sydney 8. Perth 9. Adelaide 10. Auckland
Bottom ten cities were: 1. Harare 2. Dhaka 3. Algiers 4. Port Moresby 5. Lagos 6. Karachi 7. Douala 8. Kathmandu 9. Colombo 10. Dakar
