While determining how ‘happy’ a city is, or where the ‘ best place to live and work’ might be is ultimately arbitrary, depending entirely on how an individual subjectively values any number of ineffable variables. The research considered life in cities across five key metrics – ‘stability’, ‘healthcare’, ‘culture’, ‘education’ and ‘infrastructure’ – and found that London, Manchester and Edinburgh had each failed to noticeably improve on their offering to residents from last year’s evaluation.Įach year, hundreds of studies are released trying to determine where the ‘best’ places to live are, according to a various tweaked and changed methodologies.
Other areas where Singapore did not fare as well included recycling services and cultural activities – the index cited shows, bars and museums as examples.A ranking of 172 global cities has found that the UK’s largest population hubs are struggling to improve their ‘liveability’ for their residents. The 2023 index had Asian and European cities dominating the top 20 spots out of the 141 cities surveyed.ĭata showed that respondents in Singapore ranked it above the mean in all areas, with the city topping factors such as public safety, Internet speeds and children having access to good schools.īut the respondents were also concerned about affordable housing, unemployment and whether they had fulfilling employment, which were flagged as their most urgent priorities. Zurich, Oslo, Beijing, Seoul and Hong Kong were the other five cities. Singapore was also among six cities cited by the index to have been “continuously improving their performance since 2019”. They were also asked about various structures and technologies, and how comfortable they felt with technologies such as facial recognition and the sharing of personal data.Īs the top Asian city, Singapore fared well in areas such as the provision of medical services, having green spaces and access to quality education.
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