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The very lovely and charming city of
Vienna is the largest in Austria and world famous for music, art, culture
together with wonderful wines and world class cuisine. (Photo: michaelromei.wordpress.com)
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Vienna,
Austria's elegant capital on the Danube river, has again been commended as
offering the best quality of life of any city in the world; Baghdad, once more,
was deemed the worst to live in.
The
consulting firm Mercer said German and Swiss cities also performed well in its
annual quality of living rankings. Zurich, Munich, Duesseldorf and Frankfurt
remained in the top 10.
Mercer's
survey helps companies and organizations determine compensation and hardship
allowances for international staff. It uses dozens of criteria such as
political stability, health care, education, crime, recreation and transport.
With
a population of 1.7 million, Vienna topped the survey for the sixth year in a
row, boasting a vibrant cultural scene alongside comprehensive health care and
moderate housing costs.
The
Austrian capital's extensive public transport system costs just 1 euro a day
for an annual pass. Its Habsburg-era coffee houses, architecture, palaces,
operas and other cultural institutions makes it a prime tourist destination.
Europe
has seven of the world's top 10 cities in the 2015 survey. New Zealand,
Australia and Canada each have a city in the top 10.
Baghdad,
the Iraqi capital, was again ranked lowest in the world. Waves of sectarian
violence have swept through the city since the American-led invasion in 2003.
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