Best Places to Live in the World - 2008

Business week has posted “The World's Best Places to Live 2008” as per Mercer’s data on Cities with best Quality of Life. 

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The top 5
#1 Zurich, Switzerland
#2 Vienna, Austria AND
#2 Geneva, Switzerland
#3 Vancouver, Canada
#4 Auckland, New Zealand
#5 Dusseldorf, Germany

“Consultants rated each city on a variety of factors including the level of traffic congestion, air quality, and personal safety reported by expatriates living in more than 600 cities worldwide. In the top 25, U.S. cities such as San Francisco, Boston, and Chicago were all edged out by Geneva, Switzerland, Vancouver, B.C., and Auckland, New Zealand. The highest-scoring U.S. city is Honolulu, which came in at No. 28.”

The entire list is here: http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/06/0611_mercer/index_01.htm?chan=rss_top...

I’ve always wondered where I want to spend my retired life.. hmm, maybe this list is a good start. Where would you guys like to spend the rest of your life? Comments?