Singapore has been ranked as the most effective place to live in Asia for expats and twenty fifth best on the earth in consulting firm Mercer’s nineteenth Quality of Living Survey, the outcomes of which were released on Tuesday (March 14).
Vienna, the capital of Austria on the Danube, took top spot for the eighth yr in a row, while Baghdad was once more named the worst place to live.
Two Japanese cities, Tokyo and Kobe, were the following highest-ranking Asian cities after Singapore, rating forty seventh and fiftieth on the earth. Hong Kong got here in 71st, Kuala Lumpur 86th, Shanghai 102nd, Bangkok 131st, Manila one hundred and thirty fifth and Jakarta 143rd.
The study also features a city infrastructure rating, which assesses each city’s supply of electricity, drinking water, telephone and postal services, and public transport, in addition to traffic congestion and the range of international flights available from local airports. Singapore topped the list ahead of Frankfurt and Munich, with Baghdad and Port-au-Prince in last place.
As Mercer says in a press release, city infrastructure plays a big role in how multinational corporations determine where to determine operations abroad and send employees there.
“Easy access to move, reliable electricity and drinking water are necessary aspects taken under consideration when determining the quantity of allowances for difficult working conditions based on the differences between the place of residence of the worker and the place of stay of the host,” the press release reads.
The study of 231 cities helps firms and organizations determine the wages and advantages of adverse working conditions for international employees. According to its website, it uses dozens of criteria, reminiscent of political stability, health care, education, crime, recreation and transportation.
Global hubs reminiscent of London, Paris, Tokyo and New York didn’t make it into the highest 30, lagging behind most major German, Scandinavian, Canadian, New Zealand and Australian cities.
San Francisco, ranked twenty ninth, was the highest-ranking city within the U.S. Topping the list in Africa was Durban, South Africa, at 87th.
(Reuters | ChannelNewsAsia)
