Vienna, Zurich among 20 cities with the highest quality of life

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Statue of Archduke Charles on Heldenplatz square and Museum of Natural History dome in Vienna, Austria.
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Are you happy with where you live? For those who can truly work from anywhere, it may be time to broaden your horizons.

HR consulting firm Mercer ranked 241 cities across five continents according to quality of life factors like safety, national stability, public services, cultural richness, environmental quality and infrastructure. Vienna came out at number one, while cities from Germany, Canada and Australia made several appearances in the top 20. Cities in China, Central America and South Africa did not make it to the top 100, and Eastern European cities saw slight drops in their quality of life due to political unrest in the region (although cities like Prague, Czech Republic and Budapest, Hungry did rank in the top 80). 

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Deanna Cuadra
Senior Reporter

Deanna Cuadra is a senior reporter at Employee Benefit News. Her work covers healthcare, U.S. policy and reform, challenges faced by women and parents in the workplace and innovation in work culture … Read full bio


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