New York was used as the baseline for comparison. The Big Apple finished 41st, equal with London, Washington, Boston, Chicago and Madrid.

• 通常纽约是划分"适合居住"和"不适合居住"的分水岭，在这次的排行榜中纽约和伦敦、华盛顿、波士顿、芝加哥、马德里并列排在第41位。