And even the authors of the report seemed shocked that Paris could finish so highly, but pointed to its "resilience" being one of the "benefits of a great city". “Despite the terror and pain it suffered, but resolutely resisted and survived in 2015, the City of Light remains as brilliant and lustrous and, therefore, as appealing as ever,” the report reads. The City of Light actually finished top in the demographics and livability indicator and was fourth in quality of life. It was also ranked fourth for in the criteria of most expensive cities for both households and businesses. "That said, the city performs worse this year in half of the indicators—and only ranked in the top 10 in seven of them.

Source: The Local September 08, 2016 14:48 UTC