The Mercer's Quality of Living Survey is released annually, and compares 215 cities based on 39 criteria such as safety, education, hygiene, recreation, political-economic stability and public transportation. The Germans have it sown up - German speaking countries dominate the list. 7 of the top 10 cities with the highest quality of life are in German speaking countries. Vienna (pictured above) is top of the list. Australia and Canada also do well. Dublin came in at 25. The most livable Asian city is Singapore, coming in at 26th. The United States struggles – its highest entries are Honolulu and San Fransico, which come in at joint 29th. 25 of the top 50 cities are European, compared to 7 of the top 50 for the US.
1 - Vienna, Austria
2 - Zurich, Switzerland
3 - Geneva, Switzerland
4 - Vancouver, Canada
5 - Auckland, New Zealand
6 - Düsseldorf, Germany
7 - Munich, Germany
8 - Frankfurt, Germany
9 - Bern, Switzerland
10- Sydney, Australia
11- Copenhagen, Denmark
12- Wellington, New Zealand
13- Amsterdam, The Netherlands
14- Brussels, Belgium
15- Toronto, Canada
16- Ottawa, Canada
17- Berlin, Germany
18- Melbourne, Australia
19- Luxembourg, Luxembourg
20- Stockholm, Sweden
aber natürlich!
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