Canberra has been ruled as the second best city in the world for quality of life in a new report, an “impressive feat” driven by the capital’s abundance of high paying government jobs.
'Impressive': Oxford Economics Global Cities Index report ranks Canberra as second best city in the world for quality of life
Canberra is also the location of all major government departments. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage Its main detractors are its vulnerability to natural disasters like bushfires and slow internet speeds, although it “punches above its weight” in higher education. It's LIVE NOW - Our inaugural Global Cities Index is launching TODAY!ðThe top spot in our index goes to...New York! It has the largest metro economy in the world, nearly $1 trillion larger than the second-largest city . Download the full report:Cities are scored on five categories including economics, human capital, quality of life, environment and governance which are then weighted.
The harbour city ranked highly in the human capital and economic category but fell short on the housing front.
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