Vienna Tops 2015 List Of The Most Livable Cities On Earth
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The 15 Most Livable Cities In The U.S.
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No. 1 San Francisco, California
No. 1 San Francisco, California
Overall global rank: 27 (tie)
Data taken from the Mercer 2015 Quality of Living rankings.
Vienna, Austria, is the most livable city on earth, providing stability and opportunity to expatriates and their employers, according to the 2015 Quality of Living survey released this week by global consultancy Mercer.

Mercer performs this survey each year for the primary purpose of helping multinational companies determine compensation packages for employees on international assignments. Cities are evaluated across 39 metrics in 10 groups, including “political and social environment,” “economic environment,” “medical and health considerations,” “schools and education,” “consumer goods,” and “housing.”

“Taking a short- or long-term work assignment in a new country is both an exciting and challenging experience for employees and their families,” said Slagin Parakatil, Principal at Mercer, in a statement. “Cultures, societies, and comparatively different climates, as well as political instability, high crime rates, and poor infrastructure can be difficult to navigate and settle down in for employees and their families.”

Parakatil also noted the continued rise of “second-tier emerging cities,” those that are making particular efforts to draw foreign companies by, for example, increased investment in infrastructure.

In addition to Vienna, which maintains its spot atop the list, Western European cities dominate the upper tier of this ranking of 230 cities, providing tranquil landscapes for expats and their employers, despite, according to the report, “concerns about economic growth.” Zurich, Switzerland, comes in second, Munich, takes fourth place, followed by fellow German cities Düsseldorf and Frankfurt. Geneva, Switzerland, and Copenhagen, Denmark, take places eight and nine.

Vienna, Austria, is 2015's most livable city on earth.

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