List of cities by quality of living

This is a list of the world's cities by quality of living, according to the "Mercer Human Resource Consulting Quality of Living Survey".^[1])

In 2008, Zurich retains its 2007 title as the highest ranked city, followed jointly by Vienna (2), Geneva (2), then Vancouver (4) and Auckland (5). The quality of living survey covers 215 cities and is conducted to help governments and major companies place employees on international assignments. The survey also identifies those cities with the highest personal safety ranking based on internal stability, crime, effectiveness of law enforcement and relationships with other countries. In this case, Luxembourg is top, followed by Bern, Geneva, Helsinki and Zurich, all equally placed at number 2.

The 2007 survey identified Zurich, Geneva, Vancouver and Vienna as having the highest quality of living. The least desirable cities were found to be Brazzaville and Pointe Noire in the Republic of Congo which scored 23 and 30.5 respectively.

The cities — 218 in total — were evaluated on 39 factors including political, economic, environmental, personal safety, health, education, transportation and other public service factors. Cities were compared to New York City which was given a base score of 100.

2007 Rank	City	Country	Index 2007
1	Zürich	Switzerland	108.1
2	Geneva	Switzerland	108.0
3	Vancouver	Canada	107.7
3	Vienna	Austria	107.7
5	Auckland	New Zealand	107.3
5	Düsseldorf	Germany	107.3
7	Frankfurt	Germany	107.1
8	Munich	Germany	106.9
9	Bern	Switzerland	106.5
9	Sydney	Australia	106.5
11	Copenhagen	Denmark	106.2
12	Wellington	New Zealand	105.8
13	Amsterdam	The Netherlands	105.7
14	Brussels	Belgium	105.6
15	Toronto	Canada	105.4
16	Berlin	Germany	105.2
17	Melbourne	Australia	105.0
18	Luxembourg (city)	Luxembourg	104.8
18	Ottawa	Canada	104.8
20	Stockholm	Sweden	104.7
21	Perth	Australia	104.5
22	Montreal	Canada	104.3
23	Nürnberg	Germany	104.2
24	Calgary	Canada	103.6
24	Hamburg	Germany	103.6
26	Oslo	Norway	103.5
27	Dublin	Ireland	103.3
27	Honolulu	United States	103.3
29	San Francisco	United States	103.2
30	Helsinki	Finland	103.1
30	Adelaide	Australia	103.1
32	Brisbane	Australia	102.8
33	Paris	France	102.7
34	Singapore	Singapore	102.5
35	Tokyo	Japan	102.3
36	Lyon	France	101.9
36	Boston	United States	101.9
38	Yokohama	Japan	101.7
39	London	United Kingdom	101.2
40	Kobe	Japan	101.0
41	Barcelona	Spain	100.6
42	Madrid	Spain	100.5
42	Osaka	Japan	100.5
44	Washington DC	United States	100.4
44	Chicago	United States	100.4
46	Portland, OR	United States	100.3
47	Lisbon	Portugal	100.1
48	New York City	United States	100.0
49	Milan	Italy	99.9
49	Seattle	United States	99.9
51	Lexington	United States	99.8
52	Pittsburgh	United States	99.7
52	Winston Salem	United States	99.7
54	Nagoya	Japan	99.5
55	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	98.3
55	Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	98.3
57	Glasgow	United Kingdom	98.2
58	Los Angeles	United States	98.1
58	Cleveland	United States	98.1
60	Minneapolis	United States	97.9
61	Rome	Italy	97.4
62	Miami	United States	96.3
63	Yokkaichi	Japan	96.2
64	Detroit	United States	96.1
64	St Louis	United States	96.1
66	Atlanta	United States	95.7
67	Leipzig	Germany	95.5
68	Houston	United States	95.4
69	Omuta	Japan	94.9
70	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	94.3
71	San Juan	Puerto Rico	92.9
72	Prague	Czech Republic	92.3
73	Medinah	Saudi Arabia	91.4
74	Budapest	Hungary	90.2
75	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	88.9
76	Montevideo	Uruguay	88.2
77	Port Louis	Mauritius	87.7
78	Athens	Greece	87.6
79	Buenos Aires	Argentina	87.4
80	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	87.0
80	Ljubljana	Slovenia	87.0
82	Vilnius	Lithuania	86.6
83	Taipei	Taiwan	86.5
83	Santiago	Chile	86.5
85	Cape Town	South Africa	85.7
85	Warsaw	Poland	85.7
87	Seoul	South Korea	85.2
88	Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	84.1
89	Tallinn	Estonia	83.7
90	Johannesburg	South Africa	83.3
91	Limassol	Cyprus	83.2
92	Valletta	Malta	82.9
92	Panama City	Panama	82.9
94	Khobar	Saudi Arabia	82.6
95	Tunis	Tunisia	82.4
96	Victoria	Seychelles	82.2
97	Papeete	French Polynesia	82.0
97	Port Elizabeth	South Africa	82.0
99	Bratislava	Slovakia	81.7
100	Shanghai	China	81.6

Contents 1 Top cities by region 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

Top cities by region

North America

Rank	Overall Ranking	City	Quality of living
1	3	Vancouver	107.7
2	15	Toronto	105.4
3	18	Ottawa	104.8
4	22	Montreal	104.3
5	24	Calgary	103.6

Asia

Rank	Overall Ranking	City	Quality of living
1	34	Singapore	102.5
2	35	Tokyo	102.3
3	38	Yokohama	101.7
4	40	Kobe	101.0
5	42	Osaka	100.5

Europe

Rank	Overall Ranking	City	Quality of living
1	1	Zurich	108.1
2	2	Geneva	108.0
3	3	Vienna	107.7

Oceania

Rank	Overall Ranking	City	Quality of living
1	5	Auckland	107.3
2	9	Sydney	106.5
3	12	Wellington	105.8
4	17	Melbourne	105
5	21	Perth	104.5

Middle East & North Africa

Rank	Overall Ranking	City	Quality of living
1	55	Riyadh	98.3
1	55	Jeddah	98.3
3	73	Medinah	91.4

Sub-Saharan Africa

Rank	Overall Ranking	City	Quality of living
1	77	Port Louis	87.7
2	85	Cape Town	85.7
3	90	Johannesburg	83.3

South America

Rank	Overall Ranking	City	Quality of living
1	76	Montevideo	88.2
2	79	Buenos Aires	87.4
3	83	Santiago	86.5

See also

• World's most livable cities
• List of most expensive cities for expatriate employees

References

1. ^ "Quality of Living global city rankings — Mercer survey". Mercer LLC. Last updated 10 June 2008.

• [1], Mercer Quality of Living 2008 Press Release - Full City Rankings.

External links

• Highlights from the 2007 Quality of Living Survey, Mercer Human Resource Consulting.