Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide top the Global Liveability Index

Melbourne and Sydney are the world’s second and third most liveable cities, according to an annual report.

A report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), released Wednesday, gave Austria’s capital Vienna the title of the world’s most liveable city for the second year running.

Melbourne - which held the top ranking for seven years until 2018 – was followed by Sydney, Osaka and Calgary.

Adelaide came in tenth, Perth was ranked 14th and Brisbane placed 18th.