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Mercer 2016 Quality of Living Survey Worldwide Quality of Living ranking Rank 2015** 1
City
Country
VIENNA
AUSTRIA
2
ZURICH
SWITZERLAND
3
AUCKLAND
NEW ZEALAND
4
MUNICH
GERMANY
5
VANCOUVER
CANADA
6
DUSSELDORF
GERMANY
7
FRANKFURT
GERMANY
8
GENEVA
SWITZERLAND
9
COPENHAGEN
DENMARK
10
SYDNEY
AUSTRALIA
11
AMSTERDAM
NETHERLANDS
12
WELLINGTON
NEW ZEALAND
13
BERLIN
GERMANY
14
BERN
SWITZERLAND
15
TORONTO
CANADA
15
MELBOURNE
AUSTRALIA
17
OTTAWA
CANADA
18
HAMBURG
GERMANY
19
LUXEMBOURG
LUXEMBOURG
19
STOCKHOLM
SWEDEN
21
BRUSSELS
BELGIUM
21
PERTH
AUSTRALIA
23
MONTREAL
CANADA
24
STUTTGART
GERMANY
24
NURNBERG
GERMANY
26
SINGAPORE
SINGAPORE
27
ADELAIDE
AUSTRALIA
28
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
UNITED STATES
28
CANBERRA
AUSTRALIA
30
HELSINKI
FINLAND
30
OSLO
NORWAY
32
CALGARY
CANADA
33
DUBLIN
IRELAND
34
BOSTON, MA
UNITED STATES
35
HONOLULU, HI
UNITED STATES
36
BRISBANE
AUSTRALIA
37
PARIS
FRANCE
38
LYON
FRANCE
39
BARCELONA
SPAIN
39
LONDON
UNITED KINGDOM
41
MILAN
ITALY
42
LISBON
PORTUGAL
43
CHICAGO, IL
UNITED STATES
44
NEW YORK CITY, NY
UNITED STATES
44
TOKYO
JAPAN
46
SEATTLE, WA
UNITED STATES
46
KOBE
JAPAN
46
EDINBURGH
UNITED KINGDOM
49
LOS ANGELES, CA
UNITED STATES
49
YOKOHAMA
JAPAN
51
WASHINGTON, DC
UNITED STATES
52
MADRID
SPAIN
53
BIRMINGHAM
UNITED KINGDOM
53
ROME
ITALY
55
GLASGOW
UNITED KINGDOM
56
PITTSBURGH, PA
UNITED STATES
57
PHILADELPHIA, PA
UNITED STATES
58
OSAKA
JAPAN
59
ABERDEEN
UNITED KINGDOM
60
LEIPZIG
GERMANY
61
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
UNITED STATES
62
NAGOYA
JAPAN
63
DALLAS, TX
UNITED STATES
64
BELFAST
UNITED KINGDOM
65
HOUSTON, TX
UNITED STATES
66
MIAMI, FL
UNITED STATES
67
ATLANTA, GA
UNITED STATES
68
ST. LOUIS, MO
UNITED STATES
69
PRAGUE
CZECH REPUBLIC
70
DETROIT, MI
UNITED STATES
70
HONG KONG
HONG KONG
72
POINTE-A-PITRE
GUADELOUPE
73
SEOUL
SOUTH KOREA
74
SAN JUAN
PUERTO RICO
75
DUBAI
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
76
LJUBLJANA
SLOVENIA
77
BUDAPEST
HUNGARY
2
78
MONTEVIDEO
URUGUAY
79
VILNIUS
LITHUANIA
79
WARSAW
POLAND
81
ABU DHABI
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
82
BRATISLAVA
SLOVAKIA
83
PORT LOUIS
MAURITIUS
84
TAIPEI
TAIWAN
85
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA
86
KUALA LUMPUR
MALAYSIA
87
ATHENS
GREECE
88
LIMASSOL
CYPRUS
89
TALLINN
ESTONIA
90
RIGA
LATVIA
91
BUSAN
SOUTH KOREA
92
CAPE TOWN
SOUTH AFRICA
93
BUENOS AIRES
ARGENTINA
94
SANTIAGO
CHILE
95
JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA
96
PANAMA CITY
PANAMA
97
VICTORIA
SEYCHELLES
98
ZAGREB
CROATIA
99
WROCLAW
POLAND
100
TAICHUNG
TAIWAN
101
SHANGHAI
CHINA
102
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
BRUNEI
103
JOHOR BAHRU
MALAYSIA
104
TEL AVIV
ISRAEL
105
SAN JOSE
COSTA RICA
106
BRASILIA
BRAZIL
107
MUSCAT
OMAN
108
MONTERREY
MEXICO
109
BUCHAREST
ROMANIA
110
DOHA
QATAR
111
NOUMEA
NEW CALEDONIA
112
NASSAU
BAHAMAS
113
TUNIS
TUNISIA
114
ASUNCION
PARAGUAY
115
SOFIA
BULGARIA
116
RABAT
MOROCCO
117
RIO DE JANEIRO
BRAZIL
118
BEIJING
CHINA
119
GUANGZHOU
CHINA
120
AMMAN
JORDAN
3
121
SAO PAULO
BRAZIL
122
ISTANBUL
TURKEY
123
LIMA
PERU
124
KUWAIT CITY
KUWAIT
125
MANAUS
BRAZIL
126
CASABLANCA
MOROCCO
127
MEXICO CITY
MEXICO
128
QUITO
ECUADOR
129
BANGKOK
THAILAND
130
BOGOTA
COLOMBIA
131
WINDHOEK
NAMIBIA
132
COLOMBO
SRI LANKA
133
MANAMA
BAHRAIN
134
CHENGDU
CHINA
135
SANTO DOMINGO
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
136
MANILA
PHILIPPINES
137
NANJING
CHINA
137
SHENZHEN
CHINA
139
HYDERABAD
INDIA
139
XIAN
CHINA
141
BELGRADE
SERBIA
142
JAKARTA
INDONESIA
142
GABORONE
BOTSWANA
144
PUNE
INDIA
145
BENGALURU
INDIA
146
CHONGQING
CHINA
147
PORT OF SPAIN
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
147
QINGDAO
CHINA
149
LUSAKA
ZAMBIA
150
CHENNAI
INDIA
151
KINGSTON
JAMAICA
152
GUATEMALA CITY
GUATEMALA
152
MUMBAI
INDIA
152
HO CHI MINH CITY
VIETNAM
155
HANOI
VIETNAM
156
LA PAZ
BOLIVIA
157
SHENYANG
CHINA
158
SARAJEVO
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
159
SKOPJE
MACEDONIA
160
KOLKATA
INDIA
161
NEW DELHI
INDIA
162
DAKAR
SENEGAL
163
LIBREVILLE
GABON
4
164
RIYADH
SAUDI ARABIA
165
JEDDAH
SAUDI ARABIA
166
ACCRA
GHANA
167
MOSCOW
RUSSIA
168
JILIN
CHINA
169
KAMPALA
UGANDA
170
VIENTIANE
LAOS, PEOPLE'S DEM. REPUBLIC OF
171
CAIRO
EGYPT
172
MANAGUA
NICARAGUA
173
SAN SALVADOR
EL SALVADOR
174
ST. PETERSBURG
RUSSIA
175
BLANTYRE
MALAWI
176
ALMATY
KAZAKHSTAN
176
KIEV
UKRAINE
178
MAPUTO
MOZAMBIQUE
179
TIRANA
ALBANIA
180
BEIRUT
LEBANON
181
COTONOU
BENIN
182
YEREVAN
ARMENIA
183
BANJUL
GAMBIA
184
NAIROBI
KENYA
185
CARACAS
VENEZUELA
186
TEGUCIGALPA
HONDURAS
187
ALGIERS
ALGERIA
188
TBILISI
GEORGIA
189
DJIBOUTI
DJIBOUTI
190
MINSK
BELARUS
191
KIGALI
RWANDA
191
HAVANA
CUBA
193
ISLAMABAD
PAKISTAN
194
YAOUNDE
CAMEROON
195
PHNOM PENH
CAMBODIA
196
DOUALA
CAMEROON
197
BAKU
AZERBAIJAN
198
DAR ES SALAAM
TANZANIA
199
LAHORE
PAKISTAN
199
LUANDA
ANGOLA
201
YANGON
MYANMAR
202
KARACHI
PAKISTAN
203
TEHRAN
IRAN
204
LOME
TOGO
205
TASHKENT
UZBEKISTAN
206
ABIDJAN
CÔTE D'IVOIRE
5
207
ADDIS ABABA
ETHIOPIA
208
ASHGABAT
TURKMENISTAN
209
HARARE
ZIMBABWE
210
BISHKEK
KYRGYZSTAN
211
LAGOS
NIGERIA
212
ABUJA
NIGERIA
212
DUSHANBE
TAJIKISTAN
214
DHAKA
BANGLADESH
215
OUAGADOUGOU
BURKINA FASO
216
TRIPOLI
LIBYA
217
NIAMEY
NIGER
218
ANTANANARIVO
MADAGASCAR
219
BAMAKO
MALI
220
NOUAKCHOTT
MAURITANIA
221
CONAKRY
GUINEA REPUBLIC
222
KINSHASA
DEMOCRATIC REP. OF THE CONGO
223
BRAZZAVILLE
CONGO
224
DAMASCUS
SYRIA
225
N'DJAMENA
CHAD
226
KHARTOUM
SUDAN
227
PORT AU PRINCE
HAITI
228
SANA'A
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC
229
BANGUI
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
230
BAGHDAD
IRAQ
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