Top 23 Cities with the Best Quality of Life 2017

[MisterChase]

http://www.businessinsider.com/merce...ankings-2017-3

1 Vienna, Austria

2 Zurich, Switzerland

3 Auckland, New Zealand

4 Munich, Germany

5 Vancouver, Canada

6 Dusseldorf, Germany

7 Frankfurt, Germany

8 Geneva, Switzerland

9 Copenhagen, Denmark

10 Basel, Switzerland

10 Sydney, Australia

12 Amsterdam, Netherlands

13 Berlin, Germany

14 Bern, Switzerland

15 Wellington, New Zealand

16 Melbourne, Australia

16 Toronto, Canada

18 Ottawa, Canada

19 Hamburg, Germany

20 Stockholm, Sweden

21 Luxembourg, Luxembourg

22 Perth, Australia

23 Montreal, Canada

Any Miscers from any of these cities want to chime in?

Also, LOL, just LOL at the total lack of 'MERICAN cities.

[Slayermanlet]

perhaps post the cities?

[hoganrulz]

fixed for ******* opie

23. Montreal, Canada
22. Perth, Australia
21. Luxembourg
20. Stockholm, Sweden
19. Hamburg, Germanynk.
18. Ottawa, Canada
T=16. Toronto, Canada
T=16. Melbourne, Australia
15. Wellington, New Zealand
14. Bern, Switzerland
13. Berlin, Germany
12. Amsterdam, Netherlands
T=10. Sydney, Australia
T=10. Basel, Switzerland
9. Copenhagen, Denmar
8. Geneva, Switzerland
7. Frankfurt, Germany
6. Dusseldorf, Germany
5. Vancouver, Canada
4. Munich, Germany
3. Auckland, New Zealand
2. Zurich, Switzerland
1. Vienna, Austria

[MisterChase]

perhaps post the cities?

OP Updated. But for real, check out the article -- the entire list is on one page, and there's lots of pretty, colorful pictures.

[dbluevette]

Another reason I agree with Trump. We need to make America great again. MAGA!

[TotheDoubleR]

Best QOL for what? ****ing refugees?







America baby you can never touch us.

[butwhowasgains]

Auckland is a chithole doe

[CrookedDink]

Vancouver or Switzerland would be hnnnng

[Slayermanlet]

A lot of those cities are cool but a lot are boring too

They measure 'quality of life' by markers that wouldn't be so important to a young single guy....

I can think of 50+ cities I'd love to live in rn which didn't make the list

Vancouver, Perth, Copenhagen, Hamburg etc would be cool though

[MisterChase]

Auckland is a chithole doe

So either the article was written by some wildly mis-informed journalist or you are just extremely spoiled with over-the-top standards by living in Auckland all your life.

Curious: What other cities strike you as a 'definite upgrade' versus Auckland, that you'd be happy to move to?

[butwhowasgains]

So either the article was written by some wildly mis-informed journalist or you are just extremely spoiled with over-the-top standards by living in Auckland all your life.

Curious: What other cities strike you as a 'definite upgrade' versus Auckland, that you'd be happy to move to?

Damn brah you sound super salty

Dont live in auckland, never have, just dont like the place tbh

[Dontneggedme]

This list is for plebs

[Lpenny]

This list is racist, every city is white majority!

[UnclRuckus]

A lot of those cities are cool but a lot are boring too

They measure 'quality of life' by markers that wouldn't be so important to a young single guy....

I can think of 50+ cities I'd love to live in rn which didn't make the list

Vancouver, Perth, Copenhagen, Hamburg etc would be cool though

*Socio-cultural environment (media availability and censorship, limitations on personal freedom)

*Political and social environment (political stability, crime, law enforcement)

*Public services and transportation (electricity, water, public transportation, traffic congestion)

*Recreation (restaurants, theatres, cinemas, sports and leisure)

*Consumer goods (availability of food/daily consumption items, cars)

Okay so you can go out and do what you want without getting shot, get around easily, lots of entertainment, and buy all the chit you need. What else do you reckon young people want? Not enough strip clubs? The cope is fuking strong if you don't realize a lot of these cities are GOAT.

Probably gonna move to copenhagen eventually. The only downsides are the chitty food and all the danish people, otherwise it's a pretty cool place.

[ineed$]

No paradise beach cities?

I hate people who pretend to know something and tell others.

But I do wish I stayed in Germany. Would be a millionairx20 easily by now

[MisterChase]

Damn brah you sound super salty

Ah, sorry bout that mate. It must be the air around here, I live next to the super salty ocean.

[JaegerBrah]

lol @ Vancouver and Toronto being listed. Overrated, overpriced, Rapefugee-welcoming Lib. paradise.

[aal04]

Everyones entitled to an opinion.

Strong lack of Asian countries. Singapore. Tokyo. Osaka. etc

[xXGHOST23Xx]

Vancouver or Switzerland would be hnnnng

ya if you can afford to pay a million for a shack

[MisterChase]

No paradise beach cities?

I hate people who pretend to know something and tell others.

But I do wish I stayed in Germany. Would be a millionairx20 easily by now

The harsh nature of winter breeds strict work ethic; the forgiving nature of tropical climates and ocean-side living breeds complacency and comfort. One is great for building great nations with strong economies, the other is not. Broadly speaking, that's why you see no paradise beach cities on that list.

AMIRITE?

[Slayermanlet]

*Socio-cultural environment (media availability and censorship, limitations on personal freedom)

*Political and social environment (political stability, crime, law enforcement)

*Public services and transportation (electricity, water, public transportation, traffic congestion)

*Recreation (restaurants, theatres, cinemas, sports and leisure)

*Consumer goods (availability of food/daily consumption items, cars)

Okay so you can go out and do what you want without getting shot, get around easily, lots of entertainment, and buy all the chit you need. What else do you reckon young people want? Not enough strip clubs? The cope is fuking strong if you don't realize a lot of these cities are GOAT.

Probably gonna move to copenhagen eventually. The only downsides are the chitty food and all the danish people, otherwise it's a pretty cool place.

There's a lot of places on that list with dull nightlife, cold weather, no beach, chit food, relative lack of hbb etc

That was my point. The ranking factors seem more geared toward what would appeal to a middle aged career man with a spoiled wife and kids

I would personally live in LA or Barcelona any day over Frankfurt or Zurich lol. I'm sure you'll have a good time in Copenhagen though it's a decent city

[nzgs]

The metrics they use for these rankings are always retarded. Like public services rather than disposable income, public transport quality vs cost of running a car. They completely ignore levels of individual social/economic/political freedom. It's why these dysfunctional european countries always come out on top when in reality the only people emigrating there are 3rd worlders.

[nn586]

can confirm, Germany is the fukking GOAT.

[Slayermanlet]

The metrics they use for these rankings are always retarded. Like public services rather than disposable income, public transport quality vs cost of running a car. They completely ignore levels of individual social/economic/political freedom. It's why these dysfunctional european countries always come out on top when in reality the only people emigrating there are 3rd worlders.

Agree

I've been to 90% of cities on this list.... Also been to most of the goat cities in the US and Southern Europe. Aint even close where I'd rather live....

[mrvz]

as an Auckland brah, I do not agree

[MisterChase]

Everyones entitled to an opinion.

Strong lack of Asian countries. Singapore. Tokyo. Osaka. etc

Singapore is ranked #25. Japanese cities are discussed below. Not sure why the article picked 23 as a cutoff, seems arbitrary.

https://www.mercer.com/newsroom/2017...ng-survey.html

Asia-Pacific

Singapore (25) remains the highest ranking city in the Asia-Pacific region, where there is great disparity in quality of living; Dushanbe (215) in Tajikistan ranks lowest. In Southeast Asia, Kuala Lumpur (86) follows Singapore; other key cities include Bangkok (131), Manila (135), and Jakarta (143). Five Japanese cities top the ranking for East Asia: Tokyo (47), Kobe (50), Yokohama (51), Osaka (60), and Nagoya (63). Other notable cities in Asia include Hong Kong (71), Seoul (76), Taipei (85), Shanghai (102), and Beijing (119). There is also considerable regional variation in the city infrastructure ranking. The highest-ranked city is Singapore (1), whereas Dhaka (214) is near the bottom of the list.

[aleeboy]

Basically poll results from sample of citizens/ residents in Western Countries.

[Foreverbulker]

Auckland's nice if you have a good income but houses are expensive as fuk here. Average house prices are $942,717.
Much better if you're in your late 20's - 30's because there's chit all to do here

This is what $500 per week gets you to rent in the CBD
http://www.trademe.co.nz/property/re...1325649684.htm

And this is what 1mil can get you
http://www.trademe.co.nz/property/re...1313090703.htm

[aleeboy]

These lists are so stupid. As someone who has lived in quite a few countries and has travelled globally, the list is just ****.

Basically "fake news" on where to keep injecting your dollars to prop up lacklustre cities' property markets. Seriously LOL at the Canadian, Australian and NZ cities.

[Doublewhoppr]

Aucklander checkin in , would rather check out