Despite increased political and financial volatility across Europe, many of its cities offer the world’s highest quality of living and remain attractive destinations for sending expatriates on assignment, according to Mercer’s 19th annual Quality of Living survey.
The top ten
For the eighth year running, Vienna topped the overall list with Zurich in second place, with Munich (4), Dusseldorf (6), Frankfurt (7), Geneva (8), Copenhagen (9), and Basel, a newcomer to the list, in 10th place.
Outside Europe
The only non-European cities in the top ten are Auckland (3) and Vancouver (5). The highest ranking cities in Asia and Latin America are Singapore (25) and Montevideo (79), respectively. Meanwhile, Dubai (74) continues to rank highest for quality of living across Africa and the Middle East, rising one position in this year’s ranking, followed closely by Abu Dhabi (79), which climbed three spots.
