세계에서 가장 살기좋은 도시는

세계에서 가장 살기좋은 곳은 어디일까? 물론 사람에 따라 보는 눈이 다 다를 수 있을 것이다. 여기에 머서 컨설팅 Marcer Consulting에서 평가한

2008년  The World's Best Places to Live 2008가 있다.

            자료원 : by Carl Winfield  hursday, June 12, 2008 provided by Businessweek 

 

우리가 생각하는 뉴욕,런던,파리와 같은 세계적인 도시를 생각 할 수 있지만,

머서에서는 취리히,비엔나등의 도시를 뽑았다. 동양의 도쿄,상하이,홍콩,서울등의 도시는 이 10개 도시와는 다르지만, 느끼기에 따라서는 재미있고 즐기고 활동적일 수 있다는  강한 생각이 드는데. 이 도시들이 머서에서 살기좋은 곳이라고 평가된 이유는 sleepy town이기 때문이라고. 난 이런도시 사는 것 보다 좀 순위는 떨어지지만 왁자지껄한 도시에 살고 싶은 맘이다. 근데 내가 잠자는 곳은 공원도 있고

공기도 좋은 곳이어야 겠지만....

 

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.

 

Still, Mercer acknowledges that cities with a high quality of life are not necessarily the most exciting. "There are a lot of 'sleepy' towns that got high ratings," said Rebecca Powers, a principal consultant in human capital for the company. "But if you were to judge them on something like nightlife, there are some that probably wouldn't have rated as high."

 

No. 1: Zurich, Switzerland 스위스 취리히

Mercer score: 108*
2007 rank: No. 1
GDP: $300.9 billion (2007 est.)**
Population: 7,581,520 (total country); 347,517 (total city)
Life expectancy: 80.74 years

 

No. 2 (tie): Vienna, Austria 오스트리아 비엔나

Mercer score: 107.9
2007 rank: No. 3
GDP: $319.7 billion (2007 est.)
Population: 8,205,533 (total country); 1,825,287 (total city)
Life expectancy: 79.36 years

 

No. 2 (tie): Geneva, Switzerland 스위스 제네바

Mercer score: 107.9
2007 rank: No. 2
GDP: $300.9 billion (2007 est.)
Population: 7,581,520 (total country); 185,000 (total city)
Life expectancy: 80.74 years

 

No. 4: Vancouver, Canada 캐나다 벵쿠버

Mercer score: 107.6
2007 rank: No. 3
GDP: $1.274 trillion (2007 est.)
Population: 33,212,696 (total country); 560,000 (total city)
Life expectancy: 81.16 years

 

No. 5: Auckland, New Zealand 뉴질랜드 오크랜드

Mercer score: 107.3
2007 rank: No. 5
GDP: $112.6 billion (2007 est.)
Population: 4,173,460 (total country); 1.18 million (total city)
Life expectancy: 80.24 years

 

No. 6: Dusseldorf, Germany 독일 뒤셀도르프

Mercer score: 107.2
2007 rank: No. 6
GDP: $2.833 trillion (2007 est.)
Population: 82,369,548 (total country); 581,858 (total city)
Life expectancy: 79.1 years

 

No. 7 (tie): Munich, Germany 독일 뮌헨

Mercer score: 107
2007 rank: No. 8
GDP: $2.833 trillion (2007 est.)
Population: 82,369,548 (total country); 1,332,650 (total city)
Life expectancy: 79.1 years]

 

No. 7 (tie): Frankfurt, Germany 독일 프랑크푸르트

Mercer score: 107
2007 rank: No. 7
GDP: $2.833 trillion (2007 est.)
Population: 82,369,548 (total country); 3,700,000 (total city)
Life expectancy: 79.1 years

 

No. 9: Bern, Switzerland 스위스 베른

Mercer score: 106.5
2007 rank: No. 9
GDP: $319.7 billion (2007 est.)
Population: 8,205,533 (total country); 122,178 (total city)
Life expectancy: 79.36 years

 

No. 10: Sydney, Australia 호주 시드니

Mercer score: 106.3
2007 rank: No. 9
GDP: $766.8 billion (2007 est.)
Population: 20,600,856 (total country); 4,297,100 (total city)
Life expectancy: 80.73 years