Mercer's 2009 Quality of Living survey highlights - Global
Top 5 cities - Overall
Vienna, Austria (1st)
Zurich, Switzerland (2nd)
Geneva, Switzerland (3rd )
Vancouver, Canada (tied 4th)
Auckland, New Zealand (tied 4th)
- European cities dominate the top of the ranking
- Vienna scores highest for overall quality of living, Baghdad the lowest
- Singapore ranks top for city infrastructure; London ranks eighth
The quality of living rankings are based on a point-scoring index, which sees Vienna score 108.6, and Baghdad 14.4. Cities are ranked against New York as the base city with an index score of 100.