Swiss cities improve in global âliveabilityâ index Geneva by night with the famous water fountain (archive picture) Keystone/Salvatore Di Nolfi The Swiss cities of Zurich and Geneva are among the worldâs best cities to live in, according to a prestigious survey. This content was published on June 9, 2021 - 12:34 June 9, 2021 - 12:34 swissinfo.ch/ug th position from 11 th position in the latest Economist Intelligence Unit ranking published on Tuesday, compared with a similar survey from 2019. Geneva now ranks 8 th position - alongside the Australian city of Melbourne. Six of the top ten cities in the ranking are in New Zealand and Australia, while many European and Canadian cities have fallen down the bi-annual list.