The 2007 Quality of Living Survey of Mercer Human Resource Consulting places Zurich on the top spot, followed by another city of Switzerland, Geneva, the Canadian Vancouver sharing the third place with Vienna (Austria).

The quality-of-living rating has been established based on 39 factors. How welcome expatriates feel in these cities has been a major factor. This is also why you will find here plenty of cities from well economically developed countries that receive immigrants, such as Canada, Australia or New Zealand. Continue reading »

The 2008 Quality of Living Survey of Mercer Human Resource Consulting places again Zurich on the top spot, followed by another city of Switzerland, Geneva, which shares the second place with Vienna (Austria). At the top, thing are somehow similar to the 2007 ranking for quality of living: Vienna is the city which slightly moved up, but still being closely followed by the Canadian Vancouver.

The quality-of-living rating has been established based on 39 factors. It is important to remark that how welcome expatriates are feeling in these cities has been a major factor. Continue reading »

According to the independent UK organization Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the Canadian city of Vancouver has been found again, in 2008, as the most livable city in the world, followed by the same Melbourne (Australia) and Vienna (Austria). Top three spots did not change since the similar 2005 survey.

The EIU looked at world cities in terms of infrastructure, personal risk, availability of goods and services, low risk for terror attacks. The survey takes several factors into consideration, weighted across different categories: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure. Continue reading »