Sydney named the best place to live in Australia? Let's look at this : You cannot afford a house there unless you are loaded or willing to go into debt for life. Are the restaurants better? (Melbourne has equal if not better selection and in general cheaper than Sydney) Public Transport? Probably the worst in Australia. Major Events , name one. Theatre ,Arts ,Sports are all better down south, Beaches and climate go to Brisbane, sure Melbourne gets cold but our weather is not as erratic as Sydney's. All in all i would rather live here than there. Just my opinion though.
IN a shameful day for Sydneysiders, Auckland has been declared a better place to live than our fair city.
Sydney's relatively good position in the Worldwide Quality of Living Survey is overshadowed by the much higher ranking of our trans-Tasman rivals.
The Kiwis' large town came in at fith place in the study, conducted by human resources consultancy firm Mercer, while Australia's best city got a mere ninth.
At least we were ahead of Melbourne at 17, Perth at 21, Adelaide at 30 and Brisbane at 32. Wellington was at 12.
What do you think of the results? Which is the best city? Could the judges have been taking mind-altering drugs? Join the debate at Leah Creighton's objective, non-biased Sydney Is Best Blog.
The Quality of Living Survey is based on an evaluation of 39 criteria contributing to the overall livability of each city.
Mercer practice leader Rob Knox said most cities in Australia and New Zealand had remained consistent with last year's rankings.
"Major Australian cities continue to rank favourably against other cities from around the world from a quality of living perspective," he said today.
"They all offer a great selection of restaurants, are well-endowed with recreational facilities, have well-established transport infrastructure and provide a wonderful environment in which to raise families.
"They tend to rate favourably because they offer residents and visitors the full package."
The worst city to live in is Baghdad, and the second-worst is Brazzaville in the Congo.
The survey took political, social, economic and environmental factors, personal safety and health, education, transport and other public services into account.
It covered 215 cities, with each compared to New York.
Data for the survey was collected between September and November last year.
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