4th Worldwide

Guess which city is ranked 4th world-wide in terms of quality of living?

Drum roll please.

Auckland. Yes good old boring Auckland!

How did that happen - You might ask. Beats me. I'm stumped myself. I wonder what factors were taken into consideration. Well I'm sure they have their reasons and justifications. Hmm... Right-o.

Update:

I did some research on the criteria used by Mercer to rate the different cities. The criteria include factors like political stability, crime, medical services, schools (especially international schools), public services, transport, recreation, shops, housing, climate and pollution.

Interestingly cities with glamourous reputations like New York, Paris, Rome came in 49th, 33rd and 55th respectively. So I guess cities with good quality of life also seem to turn out to be pretty boring places. Yawn. A good balance for me please! Sydney seems like a good choice - 10th on the list and an interesting city enough to live in!