LUST FOR LIFE
They basically list the top 50 cities which have the best quality of life, as measured in a whole bunch of ways. They also work out the most expensive cities to live in, and those with the best health and sanitation, as based on hospital services, medical supplies, infectious disease, water potability, troublesome / destructive animals /insects, waste removal and sewage and air pollution.
Zurich is ranked number 1 for quality of living. Sydney is a respectable number 9 (although has a high cost of living), and Melbourne is at 17. Paris comes in at 33 after Brisbane. In terms of quality of health and sanitation, Melbourne is ranked 43. Paris (what did you expect) didn't get a mention. Calgary in Canada was ranked the highest for quality of living in respect to sanitation and health.
The most expensive city to live in is Moscow, with Paris ranked at 15. Sydney is ranked 19th, while Melbourne doesn't make it into the top 50. Zurich, the city with the best quality of life is however, the 9th most expensive city for an expat to live in.
Although Mercer do note that "A city with a high Quality of Living index is a safe and stable one, but it may be lacking the dynamic je ne sais quoi that makes people want to live in world-renowned cities such as Paris, Tokyo, London or New York. Sometimes you need a little spice to make a city exciting. But that "spice" may also give a city a lower ranking."
Mercer Human Resource Consulting has just published their 2007 Quality of Living Survey. You can find it here: http://www.mercerhr.com/referencecontent.jhtml?idContent=1128060#what
They basically list the top 50 cities which have the best quality of life, as measured in a whole bunch of ways. They also work out the most expensive cities to live in, and those with the best health and sanitation, as based on hospital services, medical supplies, infectious disease, water potability, troublesome / destructive animals /insects, waste removal and sewage and air pollution.
Zurich is ranked number 1 for quality of living. Sydney is a respectable number 9 (although has a high cost of living), and Melbourne is at 17. Paris comes in at 33 after Brisbane. In terms of quality of health and sanitation, Melbourne is ranked 43. Paris (what did you expect) didn't get a mention. Calgary in Canada was ranked the highest for quality of living in respect to sanitation and health.
The most expensive city to live in is Moscow, with Paris ranked at 15. Sydney is ranked 19th, while Melbourne doesn't make it into the top 50. Zurich, the city with the best quality of life is however, the 9th most expensive city for an expat to live in.
Although Mercer do note that "A city with a high Quality of Living index is a safe and stable one, but it may be lacking the dynamic je ne sais quoi that makes people want to live in world-renowned cities such as Paris, Tokyo, London or New York. Sometimes you need a little spice to make a city exciting. But that "spice" may also give a city a lower ranking."
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