“European cities continue to have the highest quality of living in the world, with Vienna (1), Zurich (2) and Munich (3) not only ranking first, second and third in Europe, but also globally,” the report revealed, adding that “as many as 13 of the world’s top 20 spots were taken by European cities.”
20 cities with the highest quality of living
1. Vienna
2. Zurich
3. Vancouver/Munich/Auckland
6. Duesseldorf, Germany
7. Frankfurt
8. Copenhagen
9. Geneva
10. Basel, Switzerland
11. Sydney/Amsterdam
13. Berlin
14. Bern, Switzerland
15. Wellington, New Zealand
16. Toronto
17. Melbourne, Australia
18. Luxembourg
19. Ottawa/Hamburg
You’ll have to scroll all the way down to the 34th spot to find an American city. That honor goes to San Francisco, followed closely by Boston (36), Honolulu (37), New York (44), Seattle (46), Chicago (49), Washington, D.C. (53), Philadelphia (54) and Pittsburgh (59).
The city of 1.9 million is also nicknamed “red Vienna” for having long been run by the political left, with cheap public services and abundant social housing
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