Quality of Life
We understand that for many of our candidates the decision to change jobs is not just about job opportunities, salary or other career related factors but also about enjoying and improving ones happiness and well being.
To help you asses these different factors we enclose a quality of living guide for our main locations:
|
Rank 2009
|
City
|
Country
|
Index 2009
|
|
1
|
VIENNA
|
AUSTRIA
|
108.6
|
|
2
|
ZURICH
|
SWITZERLAND
|
108
|
|
3
|
GENEVA
|
SWITZERLAND
|
107.9
|
|
4
|
VANCOUVER
|
CANADA
|
107.4
|
|
4
|
AUCKLAND
|
NEW ZEALAND
|
107.4
|
|
6
|
DUSSELDORF
|
GERMANY
|
107.2
|
|
7
|
MUNICH
|
GERMANY
|
107
|
|
8
|
FRANKFURT
|
GERMANY
|
106.8
|
|
9
|
BERN
|
SWITZERLAND
|
106.5
|
|
10
|
SYDNEY
|
AUSTRALIA
|
106.3
|
|
11
|
COPENHAGEN
|
DENMARK
|
106.2
|
|
12
|
WELLINGTON
|
NEW ZEALAND
|
105.9
|
|
13
|
AMSTERDAM
|
NETHERLANDS
|
105.7
|
|
14
|
BRUSSELS
|
BELGIUM
|
105.4
|
|
15
|
TORONTO
|
CANADA
|
105.3
|
|
16
|
OTTAWA
|
CANADA
|
105
|
|
16
|
BERLIN
|
GERMANY
|
105
|
|
18
|
MELBOURNE
|
AUSTRALIA
|
104.8
|
|
19
|
LUXEMBOURG
|
LUXEMBOURG
|
104.6
|
|
20
|
STOCKHOLM
|
SWEDEN
|
104.5
|
|
21
|
PERTH
|
AUSTRALIA
|
104.3
|
|
22
|
MONTREAL
|
CANADA
|
104.2
|
|
23
|
NURNBERG
|
GERMANY
|
104.1
|
|
24
|
OSLO
|
NORWAY
|
103.7
|
|
25
|
DUBLIN
|
IRELAND
|
103.6
|
|
26
|
SINGAPORE
|
SINGAPORE
|
103.5
|
|
26
|
CALGARY
|
CANADA
|
103.5
|
|
28
|
HAMBURG
|
GERMANY
|
103.4
|
|
29
|
HONOLULU, HI
|
UNITED STATES
|
103.1
|
|
30
|
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
|
UNITED STATES
|
103
|
|
30
|
HELSINKI
|
FINLAND
|
103
|
|
30
|
ADELAIDE
|
AUSTRALIA
|
103
|
|
33
|
PARIS
|
FRANCE
|
102.9
|
|
34
|
BRISBANE
|
AUSTRALIA
|
102.4
|
|
35
|
TOKYO
|
JAPAN
|
102.2
|
|
35
|
BOSTON, MA
|
UNITED STATES
|
102.2
|
|
37
|
LYON
|
FRANCE
|
101.9
|
|
38
|
YOKOHAMA
|
JAPAN
|
101.6
|
|
38
|
LONDON
|
UNITED KINGDOM
|
101.6
|
|
40
|
KOBE
|
JAPAN
|
100.9
|
|
41
|
MILAN
|
ITALY
|
100.8
|
|
42
|
PORTLAND, OR
|
UNITED STATES
|
100.6
|
|
42
|
BARCELONA
|
SPAIN
|
100.6
|
|
44
|
WASHINGTON, DC
|
UNITED STATES
|
100.3
|
|
44
|
OSAKA
|
JAPAN
|
100.3
|
|
44
|
LISBON
|
PORTUGAL
|
100.3
|
|
44
|
CHICAGO, IL
|
UNITED STATES
|
100.3
|
|
48
|
MADRID
|
SPAIN
|
100.2
|
|
49
|
NEW YORK CITY, NY
|
UNITED STATES
|
100
|
|
50
|
SEATTLE, WA
|
UNITED STATES
|
99.8
|
n.b. The above table is taken from Mercer's Worldwide Quality of Living survey 2009. The Mercer’s study is based on detailed assessments and evaluations of 39 key quality of living determinants assessing the quality of life in a given location such as the Socio-cultural environment, Health and sanitation, Schools and education and the Natural environment.