2007 World-wide quality of living

Singapore is No more Unique ranks 50th Place.50 out of 125 cities . If SINGAPORE in top 50 cities OMIGOD everyday you will read in Straits Times . "Emperor Lee" will be in the headline again. Hey Editor ~ The Straits Times when are you going to publish this article ?? When Singapore Airlines was TOP everyday you publicise till we bored . Come on Singapore Don't be kaisu ! 50 is not bad a figure .

Melbourne used to be the most livable city now ranking drop to 17 . Do something about Racial discrimination and cut the cost of living then next year rank 1st. Haha Kangaroo~my ass !

Sydney is Expensive but not tat messy as Melbourne . Rank 9

Baghdad ~ worst city . Not surprising at all !

Now the full story here !!!

2007 World-wide quality of living survey

Aussie cities among world's best, but...

Singapore ranks in 50th place

[OK LAH - WE NOT THE WORST ]

Cities in Australia and New Zealand rank among the best in the world for quality of life, a new global survey has found.

The Worldwide Quality of Living Survey, conducted by human resources consultancy firm Mercer, is based on an evaluation of 39 criteria contributing to the overall livability of each city.

Sydney ranks ninth on the list, ahead of Melbourne at 17, Perth at 21, Brisbane at 31 and Adelaide at 32.

In what may spark trans-Tasman envy, the New Zealand city of Auckland ranks as the fifth best city in the world, behind Zurich, Geneva, Vancouver and Vienna.

Wellington is also in the top 20.

Mercer practice leader Rob Knox said most cities in Australia and New Zealand had remained consistent with last year's rankings.

"Major Australian cities continue to rank favourably against other cities from around the world from a quality of living perspective," he said today.

"They all offer a great selection of restaurants, are well-endowed with recreational facilities, have well-established transport infrastructure and provide a wonderful environment in which to raise families.

"They tend to rate favourably because they offer residents and visitors the full package."

The worst city to live in is Baghdad, and the second-worst is Brazzaville in the Congo.

The survey took political, social, economic and environmental factors, personal safety and health, education, transport and other public services into account.

It covered 215 cities, with each compared to New York.

Data for the survey was collected between September and November last year.

Japan is home to the five highest-rated cities in Asia. Katsuyama leads in 9th position with a score of 123.8, followed by Kobe and Omuta in joint 25th place (score 122). Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka come in joint 53rd place and score 113.5.

Elsewhere in this region, Singapore ranks in 50th place with a score of 114, while Hong Kong is at position 117 and scores 80.8. Shanghai and Beijing are China’s highest and lowest-ranking cities in 134th and 166th place respectively (scoring 73.8 and 60.3). Modernization of medical infrastructure has improved living standards in these Chinese cities. However, air pollution and inadequate waste removal and sewage systems are still a concern – particularly in Beijing.