The World's Top Cities Offering the Best Quality of Life

2008 Rank	City	Country	Points
1	Zurich	Switzerland	108.0
2	Vienna	Austria	107.9
2	Geneva	Switzerland	107.9
4	Vancouver	Canada	107.6
5	Auckland	New Zealand	107.3
6	Dusseldorf	Germany	107.2
7	Munich	Germany	107.0
7	Frankfurt	Germany	107.0
9	Bern	Switzerland	106.5
10	Sydney	Australia	106.3
11	Copenhagen	Denmark	106.2
12	Wellington	New Zealand	105.8
13	Amsterdam	Netherlands	105.7
14	Brussels	Belgium	105.4
15	Toronto	Canada	105.3
16	Berlin	Germany	105.0
17	Melbourne	Australia	104.8
17	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	104.8
19	Ottawa	Canada	104.7
20	Stockholm	Sweden	104.5
21	Perth	Australia	104.3
22	Montreal	Canada	104.2
23	Nurnberg	Germany	104.1
24	Oslo	Norway	103.7
25	Dublin	Ireland	103.5
25	Calgary	Canada	103.5
27	Hamburg	Germany	103.4
28	Honolulu	USA	103.1
29	San Francisco	USA	103.0
29	Helsinki	Finland	103.0
29	Adelaide	Australia	103.0
32	Singapore	Singapore	102.9
32	Paris	France	102.9
34	Brisbane	Australia	102.4
35	Tokyo	Japan	102.2
36	Lyon	France	101.9
37	Boston	USA	101.8
38	Yokohama	Japan	101.6
38	London	UK	101.6
40	Kobe	Japan	100.9
41	Milan	Italy	100.8
42	Barcelona	Spain	100.6
43	Madrid	Spain	100.5
44	Washington DC	USA	100.3
44	Osaka	Japan	100.3
44	Lisbon	Portugal	100.3
44	Chicago	USA	100.3
48	Portland	USA	100.2
49	New York City	USA	100.0
50	Seattle	USA	99.8

 

Source : Mercer Consulting report