Mercer – Vienna leads the way

The Austrian capital Vienna has once more topped Mercer’s Quality of Living Rankings for Expats, an annual survey which aims to help assigning organisations compensate employees fairly when placing them on assignment.

The global Top 10

Here are the global top 10 cities with the highest quality of living for expats (in order of ranking):

  1. 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

Top regional cities

Singapore (26) is the highest-ranking Asian city, whereas Dubai (74) ranks first across the Middle East and Africa. Montevideo in Uruguay (78) is the highest ranked city in South America. San Francisco (27), Boston (34), and Honolulu (36) are the highest-ranking US cities.


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