The World's Best Places to Live 2008
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Mercer Consulting's annual roundup of the global cities with the best quality of life is here, and Zurich once again comes out on top. The best place in the U.S.? Honolulu at No. 28
By Carl Winfield
New York, London, and Paris are internationally renowned cities but consultants at Mercer Consulting have picked Zurich, Switzerland, as the best place to live in the company's annual survey.
Consultants rated each city on a variety of factors including the level of traffic congestion, air quality, and personal safety reported by expatriates living in more than 600 cities worldwide. In the top 25, U.S. cities such as San Francisco, Boston, and Chicago were all edged out by Geneva, Switzerland, Vancouver, B.C., and Auckland, New Zealand. The highest-scoring U.S. city is Honolulu, which came in at No. 28.
Still, Mercer acknowledges that cities with a high quality of life are not necessarily the most exciting. "There are a lot of 'sleepy' towns that got high ratings," said Rebecca Powers, a principal consultant in human capital for the company. "But if you were to judge them on something like nightlife, there are some that probably wouldn't have rated as high."
Best Places
No. 1: Zurich
Switzerland
Mercer score: 108*
2007 rank: No. 1
GDP: $300.9 billion (2007 est.)**
Population: 7,581,520 (total country); 347,517 (total city)
Life expectancy: 80.74 years
* The rankings are based on a point scoring index, with Zurich scoring 108 and Baghdad scoring 13.5. Cities are compared to New York as the base city, with an index score of 100. The quality-of-living survey covers 215 cities and is conducted to help governments and major companies place employees on international assignments. The survey also identifies those cities with the highest personal safety ranking based on internal stability, crime, effectiveness of law enforcement, and relationships with other countries.
No. 2 (tie): Vienna
Austria
Mercer score: 107.9
2007 rank: No. 3
GDP: $319.7 billion (2007 est.)
Population: 8,205,533 (total country); 1,825,287 (total city)
Life expectancy: 79.36 years
Best Places
No. 2 (tie): Geneva
Switzerland
Mercer score: 107.9
2007 rank: No. 2
GDP: $300.9 billion (2007 est.)
Population: 7,581,520 (total country); 185,000 (total city)
Life expectancy: 80.74 years
No. 4: Vancouver
Canada
Mercer score: 107.6
2007 rank: No. 3
GDP: $1.274 trillion (2007 est.)
Population: 33,212,696 (total country); 560,000 (total city)
Life expectancy: 81.16 years
No. 5: Auckland
New Zealand
Mercer score: 107.3
2007 rank: No. 5
GDP: $112.6 billion (2007 est.)
Population: 4,173,460 (total country); 1.18 million (total city)
Life expectancy: 80.24 years
| No. 6: Dusseldorf |
| Germany |
| Mercer score: 107.2 |
| 2007 rank: No. 6 |
| GDP: $2.833 trillion (2007 est.) |
| Population: 82,369,548 (total country); 581,858 (total city) |
| Life expectancy: 79.1 years |
| No. 7 (tie): Munich |
| Germany |
| Mercer score: 107 |
| 2007 rank: No. 8 |
| GDP: $2.833 trillion (2007 est.) |
| Population: 82,369,548 (total country); 1,332,650 (total city) |
| No. 7 (tie): Frankfurt |
| Germany |
| Mercer score: 107 |
| 2007 rank: No. 7 |
| GDP: $2.833 trillion (2007 est.) |
| Population: 82,369,548 (total country); 3,700,000 (total city) |
| Life expectancy: 79.1 years |
| No. 9: Bern |
| Switzerland |
| Mercer score: 106.5 |
| 2007 rank: No. 9 |
| GDP: $319.7 billion (2007 est.) |
| Population: 8,205,533 (total country); 122,178 (total city) |
| Life expectancy: 79.36 years |
| No. 10: Sydney |
| Australia |
| Mercer score: 106.3 |
| 2007 rank: No. 9 |
| GDP: $766.8 billion (2007 est.) |
| Population: 20,600,856 (total country); 4,297,100 (total city) |
| Life expectancy: 80.73 years |
| No. 11: Copenhagen |
| Denmark |
| Mercer score: 106.2 |
| 2007 rank: No. 11 |
| GDP: $204.6 billion (2007 est.) |
| Population: 5,484,723 (total country); 1, 086,762 (total city) |
| Life expectancy: 78.13 years |
| No. 12: Wellington |
| New Zealand |
| Mercer score: 105.8 |
| 2007 rank: No. 12 |
| GDP: $112.6 billion (2007 est.) |
| Population: 4,173,460 (total country); 370,000 (total city) |
| Life expectancy: 80.24 years |
| No. 13: Amsterdam |
| Netherlands |
| Mercer score: 105.7 |
| 2007 rank: No. 13 |
| GDP: $638.9 billion (2007 est.) |
| Population: 16,645,313 (total country); 740,000 (total city) |
| Life expectancy: 79.25 years |
| No. 14: Brussels |
| Belgium |
| Mercer score: 105.4 |
| 2007 rank: No. 14 |
| GDP: $378.9 billion (2007 est.) |
| Population: 10,403,951 (total country); 1,067,162 (total city) |
| No. 15: Toronto |
| Canada |
| Mercer score: 105.3 |
| 2007 rank: No. 15 |
| GDP: $1.274 trillion (2007 est.) |
| Population: 33,212,696 (total country); 2,481,494 (total city) |
| Life expectancy: 81.16 years |
| No. 16: Berlin |
| Germany |
| Mercer score: 105 |
| 2007 rank: No. 16 |
| GDP: $2.833 trillion (2007 est.) |
| Population: 82,369,548 (total country); 3,405,000 (total city) |
| Life expectancy: 79.1 years |
| No. 17 (tie): Melbourne |
| Australia |
| Mercer score: 104.8 |
| 2007 rank: No. 17 |
| GDP: $766.8 billion (2007 est.) |
| Population: 20,600,856 (total country); 3,850,000 (total city) |
| Life expectancy: 80.73 years |
| No. 17 (tie): Luxembourg |
| Luxembourg |
| Mercer score: 104.8 |
| 2007 rank: No. 18 |
| GDP: $38.79 billion (2007 est.) |
| Population: 486,006 |
| Life expectancy: 79.18 years |
| No. 19: Ottawa |
| Canada |
| Mercer score: 104.7 |
| 2007 rank: No. 18 |
| GDP: $1.274 trillion (2007 est.) |
| Population: 33,212,696 (total country); 774,072 (total city) |
| Life expectancy: 81.16 years |
| No. 20: Stockholm |
| Sweden |
| Mercer score: 104.5 |
| 2007 rank: No. 20 |
| GDP: $333.1 billion (2007 est.) |
| Population: 9,045,389 (total country); 794,700 (total city) |
| No. 28: Honolulu |
| U.S. |
| Mercer score: 103.1 |
| 2007 rank: No. 27 |
| GDP: $13.86 trillion (2007 est.) |
| Population: 303,824,646 (total country); 380,000 (total city) |
| Life expectancy: 78.14 years |
다음은 세계 도시 중‘삶의 질’베스트 50(괄호안은 2007년도 순위)
1(1) 취리히
2(3) 빈
2(2) 제네바
4(3) 밴쿠버
5(5) 오클랜드
6(5) 뒤셀도르프
7(8) 뮌헨
7(7) 프랑크푸르트
9(9) 베른
10(9) 시드니
11(11) 코펜하겐
12(12) 웰링턴
13(13) 코펜하겐
14(14) 브뤼셀
15(15) 토론토
16(16) 베를린
17(17) 멜버른
17(18) 룩셈부르크
19(18) 오타와
20(20) 스톡홀름
21(21) 퍼스(호주)
22(22) 몬트리올
23(23) 뉘른베르크
24(26) 오슬로
25(27) 더블린
25(24) 캘거리
27(24) 함부르크
29(29)샌프란시스코
29(30) 헬싱키
32(34) 싱가포르
35(35) 도쿄
36(36) 리옹
37(36) 보스턴
38(38) 요코하마
38(39) 런던
40(40) 고베
41(49) 밀라노
42(41) 바르셀로나
43(42) 마드리드
44(44) 워싱턴
44(42) 오사카
44(47) 리스본
44(44) 시카고
48(46) 포틀랜드
50(49) 시애틀
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