It’s been a big year for Sydney on the world stage, with the Harbour City ranking as the fifth best city in the world for culture , the 11th best city in the world for Gen Z , and 15th overall on Time Out’s World’s 50 Best Cities for 2025 . While our 2026 ranking isn’t out yet, we’re happy to take Resonance Consulting’s World’s Best Cities list – regarded as “the most comprehensive study of its kind” – as gospel for now. Four Aussie cities feature in the top 100 for 2026, with Sydney ranking as the best in Australia.

To rank the World’s Best Cities for 2026, Resonance analysed data from more than 400 cities across three key themes: livability, lovability and prosperity. London hung onto its crown as the world’s best city for yet another year, while our very own Eme

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