2007 world-wide quality of living survey

Canadian, European and Australian cities continue to dominate the rankings this year, which saw little significant movement among the top 50 cities. (See the 2007 Quality of Living press release for more details).

Zurich, Geneva, Vienna, Vancouver, and Auckland remain the top scoring cities on the Quality of Living index. One of this year's biggest improvements has been in Osaka, rising 8 places to 42 from 51. Improvement was also seen in Oslo, which climbed five places from 31 to 26.

The rankings are based on data collected between September and November 2006 and the data is regularly updated to take account of changing circumstances. Only 215 cities have been considered in the Quality of Living 2007 rankings and any assessment will be revised in the case of any new developments.

The top five cities in Asia were:

• Auckland (tied for 5th)
• Sydney (tied for 9th)
• Wellington (12th)
• Melbourne (17th)
• Perth (21st)

Osaka (tied for 42nd) was the lowest ranking Asian city in the top 50.

The top five cities in Europe were:

• Zurich (1st)
• Geneva (2nd)
• Vienna (tied 3th)
• Dusseldorf (tied for 5th)
• Frankfort (7th)

The lowest ranking European city in the top 50 was Milan (tied for 49th).

The top five cities in the Americas were:

• Vancouver (3rd)
• Toronto (15th)
• Ottawa (tied for 18th)
• Montreal (22nd)
• Calgary (24th)

The lowest ranking Americas city in the top 50 was Seattle (tied for 49th).

Mercer Human Resource Consulting Worldwide Quality of Living Survey 2007 Top 50
				Base City: New York, USA (=100)
Rank 2007		Rank 2006		City		Country		Index 2007		Index 2006
1		1		ZURICH		Switzerland		108.1		108.2
2		2		GENEVA		Switzerland		108.0		108.1
3		3		VANCOUVER		Canada		107.7		107.7
3		4		VIENNA		Austria		107.7		107.5
5		5		AUCKLAND		New Zealand		107.3		107.3
5		6		DUSSELDORF		Germany		107.3		107.2
7		7		FRANKFURT		Germany		107.1		107.0
8		8		MUNICH		Germany		106.9		106.8
9		9		BERN		Switzerland		106.5		106.5
9		9		SYDNEY		Australia		106.5		106.5
11		11		COPENHAGEN		Denmark		106.2		106.2
12		12		WELLINGTON		New Zealand		105.8		105.8
13		13		AMSTERDAM		The Netherlands		105.7		105.7
14		14		BRUSSELS		Belgium		105.6		105.6
15		15		TORONTO		Canada		105.4		105.4
16		16		BERLIN		Germany		105.2		105.1
17		17		MELBOURNE		Australia		105.0		105.0
18		18		LUXEMBOURG		Luxembourg		104.8		104.8
18		18		OTTAWA		Canada		104.8		104.8
20		20		STOCKHOLM		Sweden		104.7		104.7
21		21		PERTH		Australia		104.5		104.5
22		22		MONTREAL		Canada		104.3		104.3
23		23		NURNBERG		Germany		104.2		104.1
24		25		CALGARY		Canada		103.6		103.6
24		26		HAMBURG		Germany		103.6		103.4
26		31		OSLO		Norway		103.5		102.8
27		24		DUBLIN		Ireland		103.3		103.8
27		27		HONOLULU, HI		United States		103.3		103.3
29		28		SAN FRANCISCO, CA		United States		103.2		103.2
30		29		ADELAIDE		Australia		103.1		103.1
30		29		HELSINKI		Finland		103.1		103.1
32		31		BRISBANE		Australia		102.8		102.8
33		33		PARIS		France		102.7		102.7
34		34		SINGAPORE		Singapore		102.5		102.5
35		35		TOKYO		Japan		102.3		102.3
36		37		LYON		France		101.9		101.6
36		36		BOSTON, MA		United States		101.9		101.9
38		37		YOKOHAMA		Japan		101.7		101.6
39		39		LONDON		United Kingdom		101.2		101.2
40		40		KOBE		Japan		101.0		101.0
41		44		BARCELONA		Spain		100.6		100.2
42		45		MADRID		Spain		100.5		100.1
42		51		OSAKA		Japan		100.5		99.6
44		41		WASHINGTON, DC		United States		100.4		100.4
44		41		CHICAGO, IL		United States		100.4		100.4
46		43		PORTLAND, OR		United States		100.3		100.3
47		53		LISBON		Portugal		100.1		98.9
48		46		NEW YORK CITY, NY		United States		100.0		100.0
49		51		MILAN		Italy		99.9		99.6
49		47		SEATTLE, WA		United States		99.9		99.9

Mercer Human Resource Consulting Worldwide Health and Sanitation Ranking* 2007 Top 50
		Base City: New York, USA (=100)
Rank 2007		City		Country		Index 2007
1		CALGARY		Canada		131.7
2		HONOLULU, HI		United States		130.3
3		HELSINKI		Finland		128.5
4		OTTAWA		Canada		127.2
5		MINNEAPOLIS, MN		United States		125.7
6		OSLO		Norway		125
6		STOCKHOLM		Sweden		125
6		ZURICH		Switzerland		125
9		KATSUYAMA		Japan		123.8
10		BERN		Switzerland		123.7
10		BOSTON, MA		United States		123.7
10		GENEVA		Switzerland		123.7
10		LEXINGTON, KY		United States		123.7
10		MONTREAL		Canada		123.7
10		NURNBERG		Germany		123.7
10		PITTSBURGH, PA		United States		123.7
10		VANCOUVER		Canada		123.7
18		AUCKLAND		New Zealand		123.1
18		WELLINGTON		New Zealand		123.1
20		DUBLIN		Ireland		122.9
21		AMSTERDAM		The Netherlands		122.4
21		TORONTO		Canada		122.4
23		LYON		France		122.3
24		COPENHAGEN		Denmark		122.2
25		KOBE		Japan		122
25		OMUTA		Japan		122
27		WASHINGTON, DC		United States		121
28		DUSSELDORF		Germany		120.9
28		FRANKFURT		Germany		120.9
28		LUXEMBOURG		Luxembourg		120.9
28		MUNICH		Germany		120.9
28		VIENNA		Austria		120.9
33		TSUKUBA		Japan		120.4
34		PORTLAND, OR		United States		119.7
35		ADELAIDE		Australia		119.5
36		BRUSSELS		Belgium		118.4
37		CLEVELAND, OH		United States		118.3
37		HAMBURG		Germany		118.3
37		SAN FRANCISCO, CA		United States		118.3
37		ST. LOUIS, MO		United States		118.3
37		WINSTON SALEM, NC		United States		118.3
42		YOKOHAMA		Japan		118.1
43		MELBOURNE		Australia		117.4
43		PERTH		Australia		117.4
45		BERLIN		Germany		117.1
46		YOKKAICHI		Japan		116.5
47		BRISBANE		Australia		116.2
48		GLASGOW		United Kingdom		115.7
49		SEATTLE, WA		United States		115.1
50		SINGAPORE		Singapore		114