Quality of Living Rankings- Japan in Top 50 Cities for Relocation

Mercer has just recently announced their "Quality of Living Survey" for 2010, which ranks 221 cities in the world against the base city New York set at 100. Japan ranks pretty well, with all major cities falling in the top 6o.

Here is the summary for Asia Pacific;

Auckland (4) retains its position as the highest-ranking city for quality of living in the region. Sydney follows at 10, Wellington at 12, Melbourne at 18 and Perth at 21. At 26, Canberra is new to the index. Singapore remains the highest-ranking Asian city at 28, followed by Japanese cities Tokyo (40), Kobe and Yokohama (both at 41), Osaka (51) and Nagoya (57). The region’s lowest-ranking cities are Dhaka in Bangladesh (206) and two cities new to the list – Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan (209) and Dushanbe in Tajikistan (210).

Mr Parakatil commented: “Quality of living declined in a few countries in Asia between the start of 2009 and 2010. Increasing threats of violence and terrorism, coupled with natural disasters such as earthquakes, typhoons and cyclones have had a negative impact on the quality of living in Asian cities. This may result in higher hardship allowances for expatriates sent to these countries.”

With a score of 138.9, Wellington (5) is the highest-ranking eco-city in the region followed by Adelaide (7), Kobe (9), Perth (12) and Auckland (13). Dhaka in Bangladesh (220) ranks lowest with a score of 30.9.

It is also of note that there is an "Eco Ranking" in this years survey. The eco-ranking is based on water availability and drinkability, waste removal, quality of sewage systems, air pollution and traffic congestion. Kobe is the highest ranked Japanese city at 9th, followed by Yokohama at 37th and Nagoya / Osaka tied for 50th.

For further information, please see the following;

SURVEY SUMMARY: http://www.mercer.com/qualityofliving
DETAILED REPORT: http://www.mercer.com/qualityoflivingpr#City_Ranking_Tables

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