Latest NewsSydney in world's top 10 places to liveSunday, 07 August 2016

Sydneysiders enjoy Australia's best quality of living - ahead of Melbourne - but better conditions can be found across the Tasman, so a survey claims.

Vienna topped the 2009 Worldwide Quality of Living Survey, but Australia fared well with Sydney placed 10th, Melbourne 18th, Perth 21st, Adelaide 30th and Brisbane 34th.

However, Auckland was fourth in the survey - the only other southern hemisphere city to make the top 10.

The survey, compiled by global consultancy firm Mercer to help calculate remuneration packages for expatriate workers, ranked 215 cities against a range of political, social, economic, environmental, personal safety and public service criteria.

"Both Australia and New Zealand boast some of the most liveable cities in the world," Mercer spokesman Rob Knox said in a statement.

Mr Knox said Australian results were largely unchanged from 2008.

"Economic growth in the Asia Pacific region is outstripping most other parts of the world," he said.

"Multinationals can send their high-performers Down Under to gain experience in a mature market, but on the doorstep of, and with exposure to, one of the fastest moving regions in the world - while at the same time providing the benefits and security of living in Australia or New Zealand."

Wellington, in New Zealand, ranked 12th in the survey, which collected data between September and November 2008.

European cities dominated the top 10: Vienna (1), Zurich (2), Geneva (3), Vancouver (equal 4), Auckland (equal 4), Dusseldorf (6), Munich (7), Frankfurt (8), Bern (9), Sydney (10).

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