2006 Quality of Living Survey

MERCER Human Resource Consulting has published the results of a survey about the quality of living in more than 350 cities in the world.
Zurich scores highest, while Baghdad ranks lowest.
Helsinki is at position 29, while Milan (51st) is the highest ranking city in Italy.


1 ZURICH Switzerland
2 GENEVA Switzerland
3 VANCOUVER Canada
4 VIENNA Austria
5 AUCKLAND New Zealand
6 DUSSELDORF Germany
7 FRANKFURT Germany
8 MUNICH Germany
9 BERN Switzerland
9 SYDNEY Australia
11 COPENHAGEN Denmark
12 WELLINGTON New Zealand
13 AMSTERDAM Netherlands
14 BRUSSELS Belgium
15 TORONTO Canada
16 BERLIN Germany
17 MELBOURNE Australia
18 LUXEMBOURG Luxembourg
18 OTTAWA Canada
20 STOCKHOLM Sweden
21 PERTH Australia
22 MONTREAL Canada
23 NURNBERG Germany
24 DUBLIN Ireland
25 CALGARY Canada
26 HAMBURG Germany
27 HONOLULU, HI United States
28 SAN FRANCISCO, CA United States
29 ADELAIDE Australia
29 HELSINKI Finland
31 BRISBANE Australia
31 OSLO Norway
33 PARIS France
34 SINGAPORE Singapore
35 TOKYO Japan
36 BOSTON, MA United States
37 LYON France
37 YOKOHAMA Japan
39 LONDON United Kingdom
40 KOBE Japan
41 WASHINGTON, DC United States
41 CHICAGO, IL United States
43 PORTLAND, OR United States
44 BARCELONA Spain
45 MADRID Spain
46 NEW YORK CITY, NY United States
47 SEATTLE, WA United States
48 LEXINGTON, KY United States
49 PITTSBURGH, PA United States
49 WINSTON SALEM, NC United States
51 OSAKA Japan
51 MILAN Italy


La società MERCER ha pubblicato i risultati della sua ricerca sulle città con qualità della vita più alta.
Per il 2006 la prima in classifica è risultata Zurigo mentre Bagdad è in ultima posizione.
Helsinki ha raggiunto un buon 29° posto, mentre Milano è la prima delle città italiane, al 51° posto.