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Last updated: 18 February 2014

 

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  • Central & South America
  • EMEA
  • North America

Get the full ranking of 223 cities

QOLranking

Mercer's Quality of Living Rankings Report includes the full ranking of 223 cities worldwide, along with an overview of developments affecting shifts in expatriate quality of living in the last year in cities across the world. This report does not include city-to-city indices or allowance recommendations.

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Vienna Tops Mercer's Quality of Living Rankings

Mercer has released its 2014 Quality of Living rankings. Analyzing 39 factors important for expatriates, Mercer ranked 223 cities based on data from its Quality of Living Survey. Mercer's Survey helps multinational organizations compensate their expatriate employees and aids governments in benchmarking their cities' attractiveness for expatriates.

Top 5 Cities
  1. 1 Vienna, Austria
  2. 2 Zurich, Switzerland
  3. 3 Auckland, New Zealand
  4. 4 Munich, Germany
  5. 5 Vancouver, Canada

See regional tabs for details on the top 5 and bottom 5 cities for international assignees. To learn more, read the press release.

Auckland 

Get the full ranking of 223 cities

QOLranking

Mercer's Quality of Living Rankings Report includes the full ranking of 223 cities worldwide, along with an overview of developments affecting shifts in expatriate quality of living in the last year in cities across the world. This report does not include city-to-city indices or allowance recommendations.

BUY NOW | US$499 

 

 

Asia-Pacific

Australasia Top 3 Cities

  1. 1 Auckland, New Zealand (3rd globally)
  2. 2 Sydney, Australia (10th globally)
  3. 3 Wellington, New Zealand (12th globally)

Asia Top 5 Cities

  1. 1 Singapore (25th globally)
  2. 2 Tokyo, Japan (43rd globally)
  3. 3 Kobe, Japan (47th globally)
  4. 4 Yokohoma, Japan (49th globally)
  5. 5 Osaka, Japan (57th globally)

Asia Bottom 5 Cities

  1. 5 Tashkent, Uzbekistan (202nd globally)
  2. 4 Bishkek, Kyrkyzstan (204th globally)
  3. 3 Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan (206th globally)
  4. 2 Dhaka, Bangladesh (208th globally)
  5. 1 Dushanbe, Tajikistan (209th globally)
Montevideo

Get the full ranking of 223 cities

QOLranking

Mercer's Quality of Living Rankings Report includes the full ranking of 223 cities worldwide, along with an overview of developments affecting shifts in expatriate quality of living in the last year in cities across the world. This report does not include city-to-city indices or allowance recommendations.

BUY NOW | US$499 

Central & South America

Top 5 Cities

  1. 1 Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe (69th globally)
  2. 2 San Juan, Puerto Rico (72nd globally)
  3. 3 Montevideo, Uruguay (77th globally)
  4. 4 Buenos Aires, Argentina (81st globally)
  5. 5 Santiago, Chile (93rd globally)

Bottom 5 Cities

  1. 5 Managua, Nicaragua (170th globally)
  2. 4 San Salvador, El Salvador (175th globally)
  3. 3 Caracas, Venezuela (176th globally)
  4. 2 Tegucigalpa, Honduras (181st globally)
  5. 1 Port au Prince, Haiti (221st globally)
Zurich

Get the full ranking of 223 cities

QOLranking

Mercer's Quality of Living Rankings Report includes the full ranking of 223 cities worldwide, along with an overview of developments affecting shifts in expatriate quality of living in the last year in cities across the world. This report does not include city-to-city indices or allowance recommendations.

BUY NOW | US$499 

Europe, Middle East, & Africa

Top 5 Cities

  1. 1 Vienna, Austria (1st globally)
  2. 2 Zürich, Switzerland (2nd globally)
  3. 3 Munich, Germany (4th globally)
  4. 4 Düsseldorf, Germany (6th globally)
  5. 5 Frankfurt, Germany (7th globally)

Bottom 5 Cities

  1. 5 Brazzaville, Congo (218th globally)
  2. 4 Sana'a, Yemen Arab Republic (219th globally)
  3. 3 N'Djamena, Chad (220th globally)
  4. 2 Bangui, Central African Republic (222nd globally)
  5. 1 Baghdad, Iraq (223rd globally)
Vancouver 

Get the full ranking of 223 cities

QOLranking

Mercer's Quality of Living Rankings Report includes the full ranking of 223 cities worldwide, along with an overview of developments affecting shifts in expatriate quality of living in the last year in cities across the world. This report does not include city-to-city indices or allowance recommendations.

BUY NOW | US$499 

North America

Top 5 Cities

  1. 1 Vancouver, Canada (5th globally)
  2. 2 Ottawa, Canada (14th globally)
  3. 3 Toronto, Canada (15th globally)
  4. 4 Montreal, Canada (23th globally)
  5. 5 San Francisco, CA, USA (27th globally)

Bottom 5 Cities

  1. 5 Miami, FL, USA (65th globally)
  2. 4 Houston, TX, USA (66th globally)
  3. 3 St. Louis, MO, USA (67th globally)
  4. 2 Detroit, MI, USA (70th globally)
  5. 1 Mexico, City, Mexico (122nd globally)
Quality of Living

Mercer offers two ways to address expatiate hardship premiums: Quality of Living Reports and Location Evaluation Reports.

Cost of Living

Set accurate cost-of-living allowances, compare costs city to city, and get detailed prices for a host location.

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City Benchmarking

We offer city benchmarking services for governments and organizations. Learn more.

Talent Barometer

Learn how organizations can ensure talent management program success.

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Cultural Training

Planning to move or do business in another country? Arm yourself with the right cultural preparation.

 

CulturalTrainingPassport™ is a comprehensive, interactive online cultural training solution for globally mobile employees and their families.

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Recent Trends in Mobility:
Reflections from Mercer's Thought Leaders

View table of contents of Recent Trends in Global MobilityThis white paper from Mercer's global mobility experts covers recent trends in managing expatriates in difficult locations and payroll issues; communications strategies for mobility; and expatriate benefits.

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Country Policy Guidelines

Our Worldwide Benefit & Employment Guidelines 
offer comprehensive analysis of current policies for
64 countries, covering:

 

  • Statutory employee benefits
  • Typical employer benefit practices
  • Overall employment conditions

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Human Capital Around the World: Mercer's latest work with the World Economic Forum

Education and Skills 2.0, just presented at the Annual Meeting in Davos, explores new ideas and fresh perspectives that offer solutions to one of the most formidable challenges of our time: education & skills development.

 

The Human Capital Report ranks 122 countries and identifies those that are best positioned to contribute to effective workforce development, growth potential, and economic success.

 

Download both at mercer.com/hcindex.

Talentism: Unlocking the Power
of the New Human Ecosystem
Talentism

Business and HR leaders around the world are challenged by the disconnect between the skills people have and the skills employers need. The prognosis can seem grim, but solutions are already at hand and more are available every day.

 

This forthcoming book by Mercer's Orlando Ashford examines how a shifting paradigm, enabled by technology and the power of human networks, can help bridge the skills gap, improve business performance, and increase the greater good.

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Learn more about Mercer's global mobility services at imercer.com/mobility or contact us about your needs.