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The world’s best and worst cities to live in

The most and least liveable places on Earth
Conakry, Guinea – 10th worst city to live in
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo – 9th
Brazzaville, Republic of Congo – 8th
Damascus, Syria – 7th
N’Djamena, Chad – 6th
Khartoum, Sudan – 5th
Port-au-Prince, Haiti – 4th
Sana’a, Yemen – 3rd
Bangui, Central African Republic – 2nd
Baghdad, Iraq – worst city to live in
San Francisco, United States – joint 30th best city to live in
Canberra, Australia – joint 30th
Adelaide, Australia – 29th
Stuttgart, Germany – 28th
Brussels, Belgium – 27th
Singapore, Singapore – joint 25th
Oslo, Norway – joint 25th
Nuremburg, Germany – joint 23rd
Stockholm, Sweden – joint 23rd
Perth, Australia – joint 21st
Montreal, Canada – joint 21st
Hamburg, Germany – joint 19th
Ottawa, Canada – joint 19th
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg – 18th
Toronto, Canada –  joint 16th
Melbourne, Australia – joint 16th
Wellington, New Zealand – 15th
Bern, Switzerland – 14th
Berlin, Germany – 13th
Amsterdam, Netherlands – 12th
Sydney, Australia – joint 10th
Basel, Switzerland – joint 10th
Copenhagen, Denmark – 9th
Geneva, Switzerland – 8th
Frankfurt, Germany – 7th
Dusseldorf, Germany – 6th
Vancouver, Canada – 5th
Munich, Germany – joint 3rd
Auckland, New Zealand – joint 3rd
Zurich, Switzerland – 2nd
Vienna, Austria – best city to live in
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The most and least liveable places on Earth

Mercer’s annual Quality of Life survey looks at living conditions in 230 cities and analyses 39 factors including culture and environment, political stability, safety, infrastructure and the ease of doing business. We count down the 10 worst and the 30 best cities to live in right now.
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John Fitzsimons

20 March 2018

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