Do you live in Vienna, Zurich, Geneva, Vancouver or Auckland? Be happy, your city is top 5 list of the quality of living ranking for cities worldwide!
According to the "Mercer's 2009 Quality of Living survey", Vienna won this annual competition, followed by Zurich, Geneva, Vancouver or Auckland. The quality of living rankings are based on a point-scoring index, which sees Vienna score 108.6, and Baghdad 14.4. Cities are ranked against New York as the base city with an index score of 100.
This survey covers 215 cities and is conducted to help governments and major companies place employees on international assignments. Moreover, this year’s ranking also identifies the cities with the best infrastructure based on electricity supply, water availability, telephone and mail services, public transport provision, traffic congestion and the range of international flights from local airports.
The following table (courtesy of Mercer) summarizes the top 5 cities afor the quality of living according to each world region :
Top 5 cities - Americas | Top 5 cities - Asia Pacific |
The lowest ranking Americas city in the top 50 was Seattle (50th). |
The lowest ranking Asian city in the top 50 was Osaka (tied for 44th). |
| Top 5 cities - Europe | Top 5 cities - Middle East & Africa |
The lowest ranking European city in the top 50 was Madrid (48th). |
NB: There are no Middle Eastern or African cities in the top 50 |
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