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Liveable cities

As surveys go here is another one that ranks the world's cities according to their livability index. Melbourne, Australia topped the list. Vienna in Austria and Vancouver in Canada's west coast took the third spot. Now clearly one thing that rings true for all the top cities is a very very low population density number. Less number of people on vast tracts of land with the exception being Austria; results in more resource for less demand - less squabbling all round. This is somewhat crude way of arriving at the dartboard to see who will top the list. But the detailed survey actually does end up reviewing these things in so many ways. NY NY scored in the 50s with New Delhi, India's capital city ranking at a 112. Although the rankings do miss out on some aspects of daily life in the form of whiff of racism, biases and subjective behavior from the locals. I have been to all the cities listed above except for Austria and can attest that Vancouver has lousier climate year round but is a friendlier town amongst the list. Food choices for a desi palate are probably the widest in New Delhi if you know where to look and then can brave up to visiting the place to get your fix. Attractions are probably the most in NY NY. If you like the outdoors and can spare a lot of cash then Melbourne sure has a lot going on.

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