2007 List of cities by quality of living-Mercer

This is a list of the world's cities by quality of living, according to the "Mercer Human Resource Consulting Quality of Living Survey".

In 2008, Zurich retains its 2007 title as the highest ranked city, followed by Geneva (2), jointly Vienna (3) and Vancouver (3), finally Auckland (5). 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. In this case, Luxembourg is top, followed by Bern, Geneva, Helsinki and Zurich, all equally placed at number 2.

The 2007 survey identified Zurich, Geneva, Vancouver and Vienna as having the highest quality of living. The least desirable cities were found to be Brazzaville and Pointe Noire in the Republic of Congo which scored 23 and 30.5 respectively.

The cities — 218 in total — were evaluated on 39 factors including political, economic, environmental, personal safety, health, education, transportation and other public service factors. Cities were compared to New York City which was given a base score of 100.

2007 Rank↓ City↓ Country↓ Index 2007↓
1 Zürich Switzerland Switzerland 108.1
2 Geneva Switzerland Switzerland 108.0
3 Vancouver Canada Canada 107.7
3 Vienna Austria Austria 107.7
5 Auckland New Zealand New Zealand 107.3
5 Düsseldorf Germany Germany 107.3
7 Frankfurt Germany Germany 107.1
8 Munich Germany Germany 106.9
9 Bern Switzerland Switzerland 106.5
9 Sydney Australia Australia 106.5
11 Copenhagen Denmark Denmark 106.2
12 Wellington New Zealand New Zealand 105.8
13 Amsterdam Netherlands The Netherlands 105.7
14 Brussels Belgium Belgium 105.6
15 Toronto Canada Canada 105.4
16 Berlin Germany Germany 105.2
17 Melbourne Australia Australia 105.0
18 Luxembourg Luxembourg Luxembourg 104.8
18 Ottawa Canada Canada 104.8
20 Stockholm Sweden Sweden 104.7
21 Perth Australia Australia 104.5
22 Montreal Canada Canada 104.3
23 Nürnberg Germany Germany 104.2
24 Calgary Canada Canada 103.6
24 Hamburg Germany Germany 103.6
26 Oslo Norway Norway 103.5
27 Dublin Republic of Ireland Ireland 103.3
27 Honolulu United States United States 103.3
29 San Francisco United States United States 103.2
30 Helsinki Finland Finland 103.1
30 Adelaide Australia Australia 103.1
32 Brisbane Australia Australia 102.8
33 Paris France France 102.7
34 Singapore Singapore Singapore 102.5
35 Tokyo JapanJapan 102.3
36 Lyon France France 101.9
36 Boston United States United States 101.9
38 Yokohama Japan Japan 101.7
39 London United Kingdom United Kingdom 101.2
40 Kobe Japan Japan 101.0
41 Barcelona Spain Spain 100.6
42 Madrid Spain Spain 100.5
42 Osaka Japan Japan 100.5
44 Washington DC United States United States 100.4
44 Chicago United States United States 100.4
46 Portland, OR United States United States 100.3
47 Lisbon Portugal Portugal 100.1
48 New York City United States United States 100.0
49 Milan Italy Italy 99.9
49 Seattle United States United States 99.9
51 Lexington United States United States 99.8
52 Pittsburgh United States United States 99.7
52 Winston Salem United States United States 99.7
54 Nagoya Japan Japan 99.5
55 Riyadh Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 98.3
55 Jeddah Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 98.3
57 Glasgow United Kingdom United Kingdom 98.2
58 Los Angeles United States United States 98.1
58 Cleveland United States United States 98.1
60 Minneapolis United States United States 97.9
61 Rome Italy Italy 97.4
62 Miami United States United States 96.3
63 Yokkaichi Japan Japan 96.2
64 Detroit United States United States 96.1
65 San Pedro Garza García Mexico Mexico 96.1
66 St Louis United States United States 96.1
67 Atlanta United States United States 95.7
68 Leipzig Germany Germany 95.5
69 Houston United States United States 95.4
70 Omuta Japan Japan 94.9
71 Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong 94.3
72 San Juan Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 92.9
73 Prague Czech Republic Czech Republic 92.3
74 Medinah Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 91.4
75 Budapest Hungary Hungary 90.2
76 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Malaysia 88.9
77 Montevideo Uruguay Uruguay 88.2
78 Port Louis Mauritius Mauritius 87.7
79 Athens Greece Greece 87.6
80 Buenos Aires Argentina Argentina 87.4
81 Dubai United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 87.0
82 Ljubljana Slovenia Slovenia 87.0
83 Vilnius Lithuania Lithuania 86.6
84 Taipei Republic of China Taiwan 86.5
85 Santiago Chile Chile 86.5
86 Cape Town South Africa South Africa 85.7
87 Warsaw Poland Poland 85.7
88 Seoul South Korea South Korea 85.2
89 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 84.1
90 Tallinn Estonia Estonia 83.7
91 Johannesburg South Africa South Africa 83.3
92 Limassol Cyprus Cyprus 83.2
93 Valletta Malta Malta 82.9
94 Panama City Panama Panama 82.9
95 Khobar Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 82.6
96 Tunis Tunisia Tunisia 82.4
97 Victoria Seychelles Seychelles 82.2
98 Papeete French Polynesia French Polynesia 82.0
99 Port Elizabeth South Africa South Africa 82.0
100 Bratislava Slovakia Slovakia 81.7
101 Shanghai People's Republic of China China 81.6