Not much has changed since the last time I reported on the Liveability report from The Economist Intelligence Unit in 2007. Vancouver is still the best place to live overall according to the 2009 ranking:
- Vancouver, Canada
- Vienna, Austria
- Melbourne, Australia
- Toronto, Canada
- Perth, Australia
- Calgary, Canada
- Helsinki, Finland
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Sydney, Australia
- Zurich, Switzerland
I’m finding the Mercer’s 2009 Quality of Living survey much more useful as it provides a special ranking for hubs with the best infrastructure. Note that Mercer’ survey is meant to be used as a comparison tool to determine compensation packages for companies with personnel abroad. Yet, as usual, it is fun to make a list of the cities where you would want to live next, right?
Here are the Top 5 cities in each region, according to the Mercer survey:
Americas | Asia Pacific | Europe | Middle East & Africa |
Vancouver | Auckland | Vienna | Dubai |
Toronto | Sydney | Zurich | Port Louis |
Ottawa | Wellington | Geneva | Abu Dhabi |
Montreal | Melbourne | Dusseldorf | Cape Town |
Calgary | Perth | Munich | Port Elizabeth |
So I moved down… I suspected that…
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