Vienna Has the Best Living Standard

Western EuropeGermany ♦ Published: November 29, 2011; 22:29 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Austrian capital defended its position as the city with the highest standard of living. It is followed by Zurich and Auckland.

Vienna Has the Best Living Standard / Picture: © Vindobona.org

Vienna has the best living standard in the world, according to the Mercer 2011 Quality of Living Survey. Zurich and Auckland follow in second and third position, respectively, and Munich is in fourth with Düsseldorf and Vancouver sharing fifth place. European cities represent over half the cities amongst the top 25 in the ranking. Mercer’s Quality of Living index list covers 221…