
Three examples of such surveys are Monocle's "Quality of Life Survey", the Economist Intelligence Unit's "Global Liveability Ranking", and " Mercer Quality of Living Survey". Regions with cities commonly ranked in the top 50 include Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. In addition to considering the provision of clean water, clean air, adequate food and shelter, many indexes also measure more subjective elements including a city's capacity to generate a sense of community and offer hospitable settings for all, especially young people, to develop social skills, a sense of autonomy and identity.

Annual survey based on living conditions in citiesĬity quality of life indices are lists of cities that are ranked according to a defined measure of living conditions.
