Copenhagen? Old news. At least when it comes to the news magazine Monocle go. because it chose vienna in their recently published “Monocle’s Quality of Life Survey” 2023 as the world’s most livable City. Copenhagen, last year’s winners, were relegated to second place by Vienna.
One Award more to Vienna spoiled by honors: The international merchant-Comparative study lists Vienna as most livable city for ten years economist was honored by the Austrian federal capital last year. That Vienna too in hostile rating is way ahead in the expat community does not need to be mentioned separately.
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But before you, a resident of the capital, let yourself be carried away by the glamor of the countless prizes under the sun, Monocle Editor-in-Chief Tyler Brûlé takes you to the bottom of the reality recovered. In the Bloomberg interview, he says, “It was an extremely close race in the top five.”
Europe is ahead
Copenhagen, Munich, Zurich, Stockholm – all these cities “would do very well”. North American cities are different: people have searched in vain for 16 years among top 20.
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what attracts vienna so finished? “All the important elements are there,” says Brûlé. He particularly appreciates that public network and the housing outside. also the Security on the streets of Vienna contributed to the top rating: Die crime rate the federal capital is at its lowest level in 20 years. They were also judged effects of inflation in city life, annual rent increases and child poverty rates.
Anyway, one thing is for sure, he says: impressive architecture and valuable cultural monuments are not enough for a good quality of life, the it needs of the urban population always has to first plan stand up.