India is 88th best place to live

India has moved up 35 places since last year to become the 88th best country to live in, leaving behind Russia and China, says a survey. In fact it is the best place after Bhutan in the sub-continent, says the 2010 quality of life index published by travel magazine International Living. In 2009, India was the fourth best country in South Asia after Bhutan, The Maldives and Sri Lanka. France topped the poll for the fifth consecutive year, followed by Australia, Switzerland, and Germany. The US lost four positions to end at seventh. The index, published for the 30th year, ranks 194 nations in nine categories: cost of living, culture and leisure, economy, environment, freedom, health, infrastructure, safety and risk, and climate. India has gained around 25 points to touch 65 points in the cost of living category. Iraq tops the cost of living category with 100 points.