 | Swiss and German cities dominate ranking of best cities in the world 16-06-2008 Zurich, Vienna and Geneva are the best cities in the world as far as quality
of live is concerned, says Mercer Consulting in a survey published in June 2008.
Vancouver (Canada) and Auckland (New Zealand) are placed fourth and fifth
respectively, followed by three German cities: Düsseldorf, Munich and Frankfurt.
Tokyo, London and Madrid are all outside the top 25. Overall, Baghdad is, not
surprisingly, the lowest ranking city in the survey.
Switzerland and Germany dominate the European cities with the best quality of
living, each having three cities represented in the top 10. Bern, in
Switzerland, ranks 9 following behind Zurich and Geneva. Dusseldorf (6), Munich
and Frankfurt (both at 7) represent Germany. Outside the top 10 are Copenhagen
(11), Amsterdam (13), Brussels (14), Berlin (16) and Luxembourg (17). Dublin,
ranking 25, is followed by Paris (32), Barcelona (42) and Madrid (43). Lisbon is
number 44 and is followed by Rome, 55, up from 61 in 2007. Prague (71) is the
highest-ranking eastern European city followed by Budapest (74), Vilnius (78),
Ljubljana (82) and Warsaw (85). The lowest ranking European city is Minsk (183)
in Belarus. Minsk scores 49.4 on the index compared with Zurich’s 108. Milan
(41), Lisbon (44), Vilnius (78) and Riga (89) have also become more attractive
destinations, rising markedly in the rankings since 2007.
Source:
City
Mayors
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