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Vancouver city at night. quinet via Creative Commons
Living

Slideshow: top 10 cities in the world

No Irish city made the cut, while seven of the top 10 cities to live in are located in Australia and Canada.

VANCOUVER HAS BEEN NAMED the best city to live in by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

The EIU reviewed the quality of living conditions at 140 cities using five main categories: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure.

Overall, mid-sized cities performed better on the EIU’s index.

Just two European cities make the top ten list, which is dominated by Canadian and Australian cities. Dublin came 46th on the list, while the UK’s highest-ranking city, Manchester, came in at 42, according to the Examiner.

The highest US city on the list is Pittsburgh, which came in at number 29.

At the other end of the scale, Zimbabwean capital Harare was ranked the worst city in the world, only marginally worse of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Check out the top cities to live in, according to the EIU:

Slideshow: top 10 cities in the world
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  • #10 Auckland, New Zealand

    Image by 111 Emergency
  • #9 Adelaide, Australia

    Image by o b s k u r a on Flickr
  • #8 Perth, Australia

    Image by AP Photo/ Balazs Gardi
  • #7 Sydney, Australia

    Image by Corey Leopold
  • #6 Helsinki, Finland

    Image by ninara
  • #5 Calgary, Canada

    Image by uli harder
  • #4 Toronto, Canada

    Image by Rosino on Flickr
  • #3 Vienna, Austria

    Image by AP Photo/Ronald Zak
  • #2 Melbourne, Australia

    Image by Wiki.will on Flickr
  • #1 Vancouver, Canada

    Image by quinet on Flickr