Friday, June 13, 2008

World's Best Places to Live

Switzerland tops the list of the World's Best Places to Live...based on traffic congestion, air quality, and personal safety reported by expatriates living in more than 600 cities worldwide. I'm sure if they used other criteria London and Cincinnati would be closer to the top! However, I'd say the fact that house prices in London are the most expensive doesn't help its cause.

2008 Rank
2007 Rank
City
Country
Points
1
1
Zurich Switzerland
108.0
=2
3
Vienna Austria
107.9
=2
2
Geneva Switzerland
107.9
4
4
Vancouver Canada
107.6
5
5
Auckland New Zealand
107.3
6
5
Düsseldorf Germany
107.2
=7
8
Munich Germany
107.0
=7
7
Frankfurt Germany
107.0
9
9
Bern Switzerland
106.5
19
9
Sydney Australia
106.3
11
11
Copenhagen Denmark
106.2
12
12
Wellington New Zealand
105.8
13
13
Amsterdam Netherlands
105.7
14
14
Brussels Belgium
105.4
15
15
Toronto Canada
105.3
16
16
Berlin Germany
105.0
=17
17
Melbourne Australia
104.8
=17
18
Luxembourg Luxembourg
104.8
19
18
Ottawa Canada
104.7
20
20
Stockholm Sweden
104.5
21
21
Perth Australia
104.3
22
22
Montreal Canada
104.2
23
23
Nürnberg Germany
104.1
24
26
Oslo Norway
103.7
=25
27
Dublin Ireland
103.5
=25
24
Calgary Canada
103.5
27
24
Hamburg Germany
103.4
28
27
Honolulu USA
103.1
=29
29
San Francisco USA
103.0
=29
30
Helsinki Finland
103.0
=29
30
Adelaide Australia
103.0
=32
34
Singapore Singapore
102.9
=32
33
Paris France
102.9
34
32
Brisbane Australia
102.4
35
35
Tokyo Japan
102.2
36
36
Lyon France
101.9
37
36
Boston USA
101.8
=38
38
Yokohama Japan
101.6
=38
39
London UK
101.6
40
40
Kobe Japan
100.9
41
49
Milan Italy
100.8
42
41
Barcelona Spain
100.6
43
42
Madrid Spain
100.5
=44
44
Washington DC USA
100.3
=44
42
Osaka Japan
100.3
=44
47
Lisbon Portugal
100.3
=44
44
Chicago USA
100.3
48
46
Portland USA
100.2
49
48
New York City USA
100.0
50
49
Seattle USA
99.8

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I would agree Switzerland would be a great place to live. Visiting there in high school, that was absolutely my favorite location.

Though Cincinnati is...well you know...Cincinnati.

Hey what's up with your Chad Johnson? He is catching quite the crap in town. You might want to have a word with him :)

Emily said...

yeah, I'll give Chad a call and set him straight