Perth rates as 21st best city to live in

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Perth rates as 21st best city to live in - Article from: PerthNow - June 11, 2008 11:00am

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PERTH has been rated as the 21st best city in the world to live in - better than Paris and even Honolulu. Sydney made it into the Top Ten.

Cities are rated across 39 areas considering such ``quality of life'' factors as political and economic stability, human rights and personal freedoms, pollution, crime rates, health standards and the cost of consumer staples.

The fact that Australian cities enjoy among the best standards of living in the world reinforces the attractiveness of Australia for workers and for multinational organisations,'' Mr Knox said in a statement.

Luxembourg came in at number one, while Australia's Sydney, Melbourne and Perth were tied on 29th, and Adelaide and Brisbane tied on 49th.

The world's top cities in terms of quality of life and personal safety, according to Mercer's 2008 Worldwide Quality of Living Index.

TOP CITIES - Quality of life.

1 Zurich

2 Vienna

2 Geneva

4 Vancouver

5 Auckland

6 Dusseldorf

7 Munich

7 Frankfurt

9 Bern

10 Sydney.

Other Australian cities - Melbourne 17, Perth 21, Adelaide 29, Brisbane 34.

TOP CITIES - Personal Safety.

1 Luxembourg.

2 Bern

2 Geneva

2 Helsinki

2 Zurich

6 Vienna

7 Oslo

7 Stockholm

9 Singapore

10 Auckland

10 Wellington

Australian cities - Melbourne, Perth, Sydney (tied 29), Adelaide, Brisbane (tied 49).

WORST RATED CITY ON BOTH LISTS: Baghdad.

Middle East and Africa

Cape Town (80) in South Africa and Port Louis in Mauritius are the region’s cities with the best quality of living followed by Dubai (83) and Abu Dhabi (87). In contrast, Johannesburg slips from 90 in 2007 to 94 in 2008 and Harare in Zimbabwe slips from 168 in 2007 to 174. Out of the 25 lowest ranking cities, 19 are from Africa including Lagos (198), Port Harcourt (207) and Bangui (214). Two are from the Middle East including Sanaa (207) and Baghdad (215) – the city with the world’s lowest quality of living and lowest levels of personal safety. Cape Town scores 87.9 compared to Baghdad’s 13.5.

For personal safety, apart from Baghdad, Kinshasa is the worst location, ranked 214, and Nairobi (212). Lagos and Port Harcourt rank equally at 209. Jerusalem and Beirut both rank 199 and Harare, 184. Abu Dhabi (33) is the region’s best city for personal safety, followed by Dubai (47), Port Louis (60). Lusaka and Manama rank equally at (118). According to the personal safety index, Abu Dhabi scores 112 against Baghdad’s 3.8.

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Edited June 12, 2008 by Almost Aussie