The Mercer survey evaluates cities based on several criteria, including political stability, economics, health care, transport, crime, or green areas on a built-up area. According to Mercer, Vienna was ranked first, mainly due to the very good security situation in the city, a great network of urban public transport and countless cultural facilities that offer sufficient leisure time. The city of Vienna, lying on the Danube River, has approximately 1.8 million inhabitants and an area of 415 km2. It is the largest Austrian city and at the same time the most important cultural, political and economic center of the country.
Zurich was the second best city to live in. The third and fourth place were divided between New Zealand Auckland and German Munich. Canada's Vancouver finished fifth. Germany's Düsseldorf took the sixth place and German Frankfurt's seventh place. The eighth place was placed in Geneva, Switzerland and Ninth Copenhagen in Denmark. The tenth place was occupied by Swiss Basel and Australian Sydney.
Prague ranked 69th, which is the best result of Central and Eastern European cities.
Author: Blanka Štiková
Source: Ekolist.cz
