3 Swiss cities among world's top 10 in quality of life

Three Swiss cities, Zurich, Geneva and Basel, have ranked among the world's top 10 cities to live, according to a latest survey on Tuesday.


In its 20th version of annual quality of living rankings released by Mercer consulting firm, Austria's capital city Vienna tops the list for the ninth year in a row as the city with the highest quality of living globally.

Vienna is followed by Zurich as the second, and Auckland, New Zealand, and Munich, Germany tied for third place.

The rest in the top 10 include Vancouver, Canada, also the ranking city in North America, Dusseldorf and Frankfurt, Germany, and Geneva and Basel, Switzerland.

Mercer's survey includes 231 cities worldwide and takes into account factors such as political stability, health care, education, crime and transport.
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 21/3/18