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Zurich, Geneva Have Highest Quality of Living; Baghdad Is Last
April 10 (Bloomberg) -- Zurich, the financial capital of Switzerland, and Geneva, its private banking center, have the highest quality of living in a ranking of 215 cities worldwide. Baghdad was named the least livable city.
Vancouver ranked No. 3 in the survey, which was published today by Mercer Human Resource Consulting, a unit of insurer Marsh & McLennan Cos. Honolulu was the highest-ranked U.S. city at No. 27. The survey looked at 39 criteria for quality of living, including personal safety and health, education, transport, political and environmental factors.
Zurich, the home of UBS AG, Europe's biggest bank by assets, is ``the world's top city for quality of life,'' Mercer said in the report. Baghdad was ``the least attractive city for a third consecutive year.''
Cities in Canada, Europe and Australia dominated the rankings, Mercer said, with almost half of the top 30 cities located in Western Europe. Paris stayed in 33rd place and London held 39th. New York and Tokyo both slid down one rank, to 46th and 35th respectively.
Auckland made the biggest gain in the top 10 rankings, to No. 5 from No. 8 a year ago, and its New Zealand counterpart Wellington advanced to 12th from 14th a year ago. Melbourne dropped 3 positions to 17th.
In Asia, Singapore rose one to 34th. The top-ranked Chinese city was Shanghai at 103rd place, Mercer said.
``Beijing and Shanghai are on the rise and should experience rapid improvements in quality of living in the coming years,'' Slagin Parakatil, a senior researcher at Mercer, said in the survey.
Following is a table of cities with the world's highest quality of living, according to the study by Mercer Human Resource Consulting. The previous year's position is in parenthesis:
1. Zurich, Switzerland (1)
2. Geneva, Switzerland (2)
3. Vancouver, Canada (3)
4. Vienna, Austria (3)
5. Auckland, New Zealand (8)
6. Dusseldorf, Germany (5)
7. Frankfurt, Germany (6)
8. Munich, Germany (7)
9. Bern, Switzerland (9)
9. Sydney, Australia (9)
11. Copenhagen, Denmark (11)
12. Wellington, New Zealand (14)
13. Amsterdam, Netherlands (12)
14. Brussels, Belgium (13)
15. Toronto, Canada (16)
16. Berlin, Germany (16)
17. Melbourne, Australia (14)
18. Luxembourg, Luxembourg (18)
18. Ottawa, Canada (21)
20. Stockholm, Sweden (19)
21. Perth, Australia (20)
22. Montreal, Canada (22)
23. Nuremberg, Germany (22)
24. Dublin, Ireland (22)
25. Calgary, Canada (25)
26. Hamburg, Germany (25)
27. Honolulu, HI (25)
28. San Francisco, CA (28)
29. Adelaide, Australia (29)
29. Helsinki, Finland (29)
31. Brisbane, Australia (31)
31. Oslo, Norway (32)
33. Paris, France (33)
34. Singapore, Singapore (35)
35. Tokyo, Japan (34)
36. Boston, MA (36)
37. Lyon, France (37)
37. Yokohama, Japan (37)
39. London, UK (39)
40. Kobe, Japan (40)
41. Washington, DC (41)
41. Chicago, IL (52)
43. Portland, OR (42)
44. Barcelona, Spain (43)
45. Madrid, Spain (44)
46. New York City, NY (45)
47. Seattle, WA (46)
48. Lexington, KY (47)
49. Pittsburgh, PA (48)
49. Winston Salem, NC (48)
51. Osaka, Japan (50)
51. Milan, Italy (51) |
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1 Zurich, Switzerland
2 Geneva, Switzerland
3 Vancouver, Canada
4 Vienna, Austria
5 Auckland, New Zealand
6 Dusseldorf, Germany
7 Frankfurt, Germany
8 Munich, Germany
9 Bern, Switzerland
9 Sydney, Australia
11 Copenhagen, Denmark
12 Wellington, New Zealand
13 Amsterdam, Netherlands
14 Brussels, Belgium
15 Toronto, Canada
16 Berlin, Germany
17 Melbourne, Australia
18 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
18 Ottawa, Canada
20 Stockholm, Sweden
21 Perth, Australia
22 Montreal, Canada
23 Nurnberg, Germany
24 Dublin, Ireland
25 Calgary, Canada
26 Hamburg, Germany
27 Honolulu, Hi, United States
28 San Francisco, Ca, United States
29 Adelaide, Australia
29 Helsinki, Finland
31 Brisbane, Australia
31 Oslo, Norway
33 Paris, France
34 Singapore, Singapore
35 Tokyo, Japan
36 Boston, Ma, United States
37 Lyon, France
37 Yokohama, Japan
39 London, United Kingdom
40 Kobe, Japan
41 Washington, Dc, United States
41 Chicago, Il, United States
43 Portland, Or, United States
44 Barcelona, Spain
45 Madrid, Spain
46 New York City, Ny, United States
47 Seattle, Wa, United States
48 Lexington, Ky, United States
49 Pittsburgh, Pa, United States
49 Winston Salem, Nc, United States
51 Osaka, Japan
51 Milan, Italy
53 Lisbon, Portugal
53 Nagoya, Japan
55 Tsukuba, Japan
55 Birmingham, United Kingdom
55 Glasgow, United Kingdom
55 Los Angeles, Ca, United States
59 Cleveland, Oh, United States
60 Minneapolis, Mn, United States
61 St. Louis, Mo, United States
62 Rome, Italy
63 Miami, Fl, United States
64 Yokkaichi, Japan
65 Detroit, Mi, United States
66 Atlanta, Ga, United States
67 Omuta, Japan
68 Houston, Tx, United States
68 Leipzig, Germany
68 Hong Kong, Hong Kong
71 Katsuyama, Japan
72 San Juan, Puerto Rico
73 Prague, Czech Republic
74 Budapest, Hungary
75 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
76 Montevideo, Uruguay
77 Port Louis, Mauritius
78 Buenos Aires, Argentina
79 Athens, Greece
80 Ljubljana, Slovenia
81 Taipei, Taiwan
81 Santiago, Chile
83 Cape Town, South Africa
84 Vilnius, Lithuania
85 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
86 Warsaw, Poland
87 Johannesburg, South Africa
88 Limassol, Cyprus
89 Seoul, South Korea
90 Panama City, Panama
91 Tallinn, Estonia
92 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
93 Port Elizabeth, South Africa
94 Monterrey, Mexico
94 Tunis, Tunisia
94 Victoria, Seychelles
97 Papeete, French Polynesia
98 Riga, Latvia
99 Johor Baharu, Malaysia
100 Noumea, New Caledonia
101 Kaohsiung, Taiwan
102 Bratislava, Slovakia
103 Shanghai, China
104 Brasilia, Brazil
105 Tel Aviv, Israel
106 San Jose, Costa Rica
107 Bangkok, Thailand
108 Istanbul, Turkey
108 Sao Paulo, Brazil
110 Yeochun (Yosu), South Korea
111 Bucharest, Romania
111 Zagreb, Croatia
113 Asuncion, Paraguay
114 Nassau, Bahamas
114 Jerusalem, Israel
116 Ulsan, South Korea
117 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
118 Quito, Ecuador
119 Manila, Philippines
119 Sofia, Bulgaria
121 Colombo, Sri Lanka
122 Beijing, China
123 Lima, Peru
124 Casablanca, Morocco
125 Manama, Bahrain
126 Amman, Jordan
127 Guayaquil, Ecuador
128 Mexico City, Mexico
129 Manaus, Brazil
130 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
131 Cairo, Egypt
132 Rayong, Thailand
133 Guangzhou, China
134 Kuwait City, Kuwait
135 Blantyre, Malawi
136 Nanjing, China
137 La Paz, Bolivia
138 Lusaka, Zambia
139 Kingston, Jamaica
140 Caracas, Venezuela
141 Guatemala City, Guatemala
142 Jakarta, Indonesia
143 Bogota, Colombia
144 Dakar, Senegal
145 Medellin, Colombia
145 Santa Cruz, Bolivia
147 Shenyang, China
148 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
148 Nairobi, Kenya
150 Mumbai, India
150 New Delhi, India
152 Accra, Ghana
153 Libreville, Gabon
153 Bangalore, India
155 Beirut, Lebanon
155 Hanoi, Vietnam
157 Skopje, Macedonia
158 Islamabad, Pakistan
159 Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro
160 Chennai (Madras), India
161 Jilin, China
162 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
163 St. Petersburg, Russia
164 Lahore, Pakistan
164 Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
166 Kiev, Ukraine
166 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
168 San Salvador, El Salvador
169 Harare, Zimbabwe
170 Vientiane, Laos
171 Managua, Nicaragua
171 Karachi, Pakistan
173 Moscow, Russia
174 Damascus, Syria
175 Cotonou, Benin
176 Djibouti, Djibouti
177 Tehran, Iran
178 Tripoli, Libya
179 Algiers, Algeria
180 Tirana, Albania
181 San Pedro Sula, Honduras
182 Yaounde, Cameroon
183 Almaty, Kazakhstan
184 Minsk, Belarus
185 Yangon, Myanmar
186 Douala, Cameroon
187 Maputo, Mozambique
187 Havana, Cuba
189 Novosibirsk, Russia
190 Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
191 Kazan, Russia
192 Abidjan, Ivory Coast
193 Baku, Azerbaijan
194 Lome, Togo
195 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
196 Bamako, Mali
197 Luanda, Angola
198 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
199 Lagos, Nigeria
200 Dhaka, Bangladesh
201 Conakry, Guinea Republic
202 Antananarivo, Madagascar
202 Niamey, Niger
202 Port Au Prince, Haiti
205 Kinshasa, Dem. Rep. Of The Congo
206 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
207 Nouakchott, Mauritania
207 Port Harcourt, Nigeria
207 Sanaa, Yemen Arab Republic
210 Ndjamena, Chad
211 Pointe Noire, Congo
212 Khartoum, Sudan
213 Bangui, Central African Republic
214 Brazzaville, Congo
215 Baghdad, Iraq |