The World's Best Places to Live in 2008

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In its annual survey, Mercer Consulting identified Zurich, Switzerland as the best city to live. No cities in the U.S landed in the top 10 list. Honolulu in Hawaii was the only US state which landed in the no. 28 spot. Various factors were considered in naming the top 10 cities Among them were “level of traffic congestion, air quality, and personal safety reported by expatriates living in more than 600 cities worldwide.”

Surprisingly, Sydney was included in the list . My Sayang has been telling me that Sydney is one of the most expensive cities to live. But the good thing is, job opportunities abound everywhere.

Here are the list of the World’s Best Places to Live:

No. 1: Zurich, Switzerland

Mercer score: 108*
2007 rank: No. 1
GDP: $300.9 billion (2007 est.)**
Population: 7,581,520 (total country); 347,517 (total city)
Life expectancy: 80.74 years


No. 2 (tie): Vienna, Austria

Mercer score: 107.9
2007 rank: No. 3
GDP: $319.7 billion (2007 est.)
Population: 8,205,533 (total country); 1,825,287 (total city)
Life expectancy: 79.36 years

No. 2 (tie): Geneva, Switzerland

Mercer score: 107.9
2007 rank: No. 2
GDP: $300.9 billion (2007 est.)
Population: 7,581,520 (total country); 185,000 (total city)
Life expectancy: 80.74 years

No. 4: Vancouver, Canada

Mercer score: 107.6
2007 rank: No. 3
GDP: $1.274 trillion (2007 est.)
Population: 33,212,696 (total country); 560,000 (total city)
Life expectancy: 81.16 years

No. 5: Auckland, New Zealand

Mercer score: 107.3
2007 rank: No. 5
GDP: $112.6 billion (2007 est.)
Population: 4,173,460 (total country); 1.18 million (total city)
Life expectancy: 80.24 years

No. 6: Dusseldorf, Germany

Mercer score: 107.2
2007 rank: No. 6
GDP: $2.833 trillion (2007 est.)
Population: 82,369,548 (total country); 581,858 (total city)
Life expectancy: 79.1 years

No. 7 (tie): Munich, Germany

Mercer score: 107
2007 rank: No. 8
GDP: $2.833 trillion (2007 est.)
Population: 82,369,548 (total country); 1,332,650 (total city)
Life expectancy: 79.1 years

No. 7 (tie): Frankfurt, Germany

Mercer score: 107
2007 rank: No. 7
GDP: $2.833 trillion (2007 est.)
Population: 82,369,548 (total country); 3,700,000 (total city)
Life expectancy: 79.1 years

No. 9: Bern, Switzerland

Mercer score: 106.5
2007 rank: No. 9
GDP: $319.7 billion (2007 est.)
Population: 8,205,533 (total country); 122,178 (total city)
Life expectancy: 79.36 years

No. 10: Sydney, Australia

Mercer score: 106.3
2007 rank: No. 9
GDP: $766.8 billion (2007 est.)
Population: 20,600,856 (total country); 4,297,100 (total city)
Life expectancy: 80.73 years

Source: Yahoo! Finance

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  1. irish says:

    hello, can you add me here too. i’ll add this to my list of blogs. :)

    irish
    http://www.irishblanca.com

    thank u for the tag, im always late in doing tags. :) but ill do it some time.

  2. Scotty's Princess says:

    @ IRISH:

    Sure, no problem! Will let you know when I’m done. Thanks for the drop!

  3. Scotty's Princess says:

    @ IRISH:

    Sure, no problem! Will let you know when I’m done. Thanks for the drop!

  4. Scotty's Princess says:

    @ IRISH:

    Sure, no problem! Will let you know when I’m done. Thanks for the drop!

  5. Mei Teng says:

    If I may pick…I’ll go for switzerland. Thanks for the drop.

  6. jessie says:

    Ellaine,

    Good news naman nyan para sa inyo ni Papa Scott. Kelan ka ba pupunta dun sa oz? Dito na lang kasi yung kasal para maka-attend kami ni jen. hehehe!

  7. Scotty's Princess says:

    @ MY BUG LIFE:

    Thanks for hitting me back and for taking time to comment…Hope to see more of you soon!

  8. Scotty's Princess says:

    @ MY BUG LIFE:

    Thanks for hitting me back and for taking time to comment…Hope to see more of you soon!

  9. Scotty's Princess says:

    @ MY BUG LIFE:

    Thanks for hitting me back and for taking time to comment…Hope to see more of you soon!

  10. Scotty's Princess says:

    @ JESSIE:

    Hay naku Kuya. We need to meet up first before we plan on anything concrete. If ever man, you will know it. I’ll text you para maprepare mo ung cash gift,hehehehehe!

  11. Scotty's Princess says:

    @ JESSIE:

    Hay naku Kuya. We need to meet up first before we plan on anything concrete. If ever man, you will know it. I’ll text you para maprepare mo ung cash gift,hehehehehe!

  12. Scotty's Princess says:

    @ JESSIE:

    Hay naku Kuya. We need to meet up first before we plan on anything concrete. If ever man, you will know it. I’ll text you para maprepare mo ung cash gift,hehehehehe!

  13. nancy says:

    Hello Scott…hopping here on Friday the 13th…I have this news posted too at Peaceful Mind…modified lang to ako gamay..well, it caught my eyes and found it interesting…

    Hope all is well here…have a great night…

  14. Scotty's Princess says:

    @ NANCY:

    Oi, Friday the 13th man diay no? Bitaw, interesting bitaw sya no? Mao akoa pud gi-post dinhe…

    Thanks for the constant visit!

  15. Scotty's Princess says:

    @ NANCY:

    Oi, Friday the 13th man diay no? Bitaw, interesting bitaw sya no? Mao akoa pud gi-post dinhe…

    Thanks for the constant visit!

  16. Scotty's Princess says:

    @ NANCY:

    Oi, Friday the 13th man diay no? Bitaw, interesting bitaw sya no? Mao akoa pud gi-post dinhe…

    Thanks for the constant visit!

  17. laura says:

    Hi! pretty lainy wow good naman at nakasama vancouver canada d2 thanks for sharin dko ito alam,anyway thanks sa pagvisit visit ko rin blog ko dman me maka comment kc baka mapuno na sa pangalan.
    okies have a great weekend change ko na url u.

  18. Scotty's Princess says:

    @ LAURA:

    Yes, dear! No. 4 ang Vancouver. Thanks for editing my URL..

    Have a fabulous weekend! Mwaaaaahugs!

  19. Scotty's Princess says:

    @ LAURA:

    Yes, dear! No. 4 ang Vancouver. Thanks for editing my URL..

    Have a fabulous weekend! Mwaaaaahugs!

  20. Scotty's Princess says:

    @ LAURA:

    Yes, dear! No. 4 ang Vancouver. Thanks for editing my URL..

    Have a fabulous weekend! Mwaaaaahugs!

  21. Irish says:

    thank you for the quick add. hope you have a great week end too. its going to be my day off. :) so its going to be fun for sure.

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