Thinking of taking some time off and riding out the crash? Here's the top 50 cities in the world for quality of life

After London in the next year or two I'll be taking some time off, doing some travelling (and renting) and riding out the crash. Here's a list I found put together based on "quality of life" metrics like safety, education, health care, travel, etc. And I just love lists.

Unfortunately, "how far your dollar goes" is not one of the criteria evidently! Anyway, enjoy the list, and for those with experience in any of these cities, chime in.

Gee, Detroit didn't make it this year. Oh well, always next year...

The world's top cities offering the best quality of life (in order 1 to 50)

Zurich
Geneva
Vancouver
Vienna
Auckland
Düsseldorf
Frankfurt
Munich
Bern
Sydney
Copenhagen
Wellington
Amsterdam
Brussels
Toronto
Berlin
Melbourne
Luxembourg
Ottawa
Stockholm
Perth
Montreal
Nürnberg
Calgary
Hamburg
Oslo
Dublin
Honolulu
San Francisco
Adelaide
Helsinki
Brisbane
Paris
Singapore
Tokyo
Lyon
Boston
Yokohama
London
Kobe
Barcelona
Madrid
Osaka
Washington DC
Chicago
Portland
Lisbon
New York City
Milan
Seattle