worlds best places::Over the past three centuries vienna has produced the visionary composers joseph haydn, franz schubert and johann strauss worlds best places

worlds best places::Over the past three centuries vienna has produced the visionary composers joseph haydn, franz schubert and johann strauss.
Vienna offers a thriving opera scene, a hospitable business environment and a comprehensive public transportation system.
Zurich and geneva take the no.
European cities take seven of the top 10 spots for quality of life, thanks to their relative safety, political stability and cultural offerings.
As for the u.
Makes its first appearance on the list at 32, with tying adelaide, australia.
Came in at no.
And were ranked for the first time this year, landing spots 55 and 61 on the list, respectively.
Mercer ranked 221 global cities on 39 measures, emphasizing political safety and health, but also including factors from restaurant availability to air pollution.
Cities are ranked against as the base city; it has an index score of 100.
While strong infrastructure, cultural amenities and also helped separate the top and bottom cities, most of that was trumped by the importance of local stability.
Tokyo ranked 40, japanese cities kobe and yokohama were tied for 41, and osaka and nagoya ranked 51 and 57, respectively.
These cities had index scores between 123 and 132.
Some asian cities held spots near the bottom of the list, as well: dhaka, bangladesh; bishkek, kyrgyzstan and dushanbe, tajikistan, took spots 206, 209 and 210 respectively.
Political unrest combined with environmental dangers threatened the quality of life in these cities.
Calgary, canada took the top spot and american cities and scored in the top 10 on this measure, which factored in the quality of water and air quality, sewage removal and traffic congestion.
International companies watch the mercer study closely to help determine not just where to set up shop, but how much they should compensate relocating employees whose quality of life may be diminished by a move.
For that reason the report ranks many cities in developing countries, where business is increasingly being done but the nuances of lifestyle may remain a mystery.
Vienna, austria quality of life index: 108.
Zurich, switzerland ecocity index: 133.
Geneva, switzerland quality of life index: 107.