These Are the 10 Best Places to Live in the World

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This gallery has been updated with new information since its original publish date.Overall rating (out of 100): 95.1Stability: 95Healthcare: 83.3Culture & Environment: 98.6Education: 100Infrastructure: 100Although it slid in the ranks from number 8 to number 10 this year, Melbourne remains one of the most livable cities in Australia—and the entire world. (The city nabbed the number one spot for seven years in a row before dropping three years ago.) The city shines with all of Australia’s best traits—sophisticated, stylish, free-spirited—and continues to attract travelers with its world-class art and famed coffee and cuisine.Overall rating: 95.1Stability: 100Healthcare: 100Culture and environment: 83.1Education: 100Infrastructure: 96.4Japan’s third-largest city (after Tokyo and Yokohama) is often seen as a hidden gem with the tourism pull of the nation’s capital, but there are plenty of reasons it’s become a destination in its own right.

For starters, Osaka is one of the best food cities in all of Japan—must-eat regional specialities include takoyaki (battered, fried octopus balls) and okonomiyaki (grilled savory pancakes with a variety of additions).

We also love the city for its baseball culture, neon-lit neighborhoods, and beautiful Osaka Castle.Overall rating: 95.3Stability: 90Healthcare: 100Culture and environment: 97.2Education: 91.7Infrastructure: 96.4You know Amsterdam’s oh-so-famous central canal, rightly dubbed a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010.