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Top 25 liveable cities

In our annual Quality of Life survey, we assess cities by their daytime attributes and their nightly traits. Read on to discover our nocturnal metrics and find out where your city ranks.

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Top 25 liveable cities
Urbanism

Americas

An entertaining neighbourhood in Alabama and transport news from Los Angeles.

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Americas
Urbanism

Artist studios: changing spaces

The affordability of artists’ studios is a good judge of cultural quality of life. We visit Havana, Hong Kong and Leipzig, three cities where vibrant life meets cheap space to forge creative success.

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Artist studios
Urbanism

Madrid: beat goes on

Late-night revelry is a way of life for Madrileños and the good times have only improved with a city council committed to carousing. Monocle gets into the city's groove.

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Madrid: beat goes on
Urbanism

Dark arts

How can cities that claim to never sleep better serve their night-time economies? We visit London, Sydney and Buenos Aires to find out if late-night venues and services are truly accessible for everyone.

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Dark arts
Business

The late show

Entrepreneurial audacity has transformed a once desolate Montréal plot into a peerless late-night hive. Monocle meets the marvels of change and other business night owls pitching up after dark.

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The late show
Design

Podium finish

Rome’s Olympic Village is now a modernist urban marvel – and a winning place to live.

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Podium finish
Culture

✕5 Essays

Our wise contributors unravel the riddles at the heart of our cities: what makes them tick, how they can work better and what nocturnal joys lie within.

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✕5 Essays
Business

Mix it up

Merging retail and residential can have a positive effect on a community. We visit Denmark and Japan to marvel at multitasking buildings that owe their success to their synergy.

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Mix it up

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