Its a question I ask myself quite often nowadays, not just because I have a choice of living in these 2 countries, but because I've been feeling rather restless and tired of the fast paced life in Singapore.
I spent the majority of my life in Singapore and I only really lived in Australia for 4 years when I studied in Melbourne. But because my husband's family lives in Australia, I've spent almost all my holidays in the past 13 years there. I don't profess to know Australia like I know Singapore, but I know this much: I love the country and I can definitely see myself living there.
Every year, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) publish their findings on the most liveable cities from a survey of 140 cities using a score of 1(intolerable) to 100 (ideal). The 5 main factors that they considered are: stability, health care, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure. Recently, they published their 2012 findings and the top ten cities are:
1. Melbourne, Australia (97.5)
2. Vienna, Austria (97.4)
3. Vancouver, Canada (97.3)
4. Toronto, Canada (97.2)
5. Calgary, Canada (96.6)
6. Sydney, Australia (96.1)
7. Helsinki, Finland (96.0)
8. Perth, Australia (95.9)
9. Adelaide, Australia (95.9)
10. Auckland, New Zealand (95.7)
Having witnessed for myself how great Australia is, I'm glad to see that 4 Australian cities made it to the top 10.
