{"id":1309,"date":"2016-02-29T16:14:49","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T16:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/?p=1309"},"modified":"2016-02-29T16:14:49","modified_gmt":"2016-02-29T16:14:49","slug":"mercer-names-toronto-one-of-the-worlds-best-cities-to-live-in-yet-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/mercer-names-toronto-one-of-the-worlds-best-cities-to-live-in-yet-again","title":{"rendered":"Mercer names Toronto one of the world&#8217;s best cities to live in yet again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well we&#8217;ve all known it for years, but now the world does too\u00a0\u2013 Toronto is one of the best cities to live in.<\/p>\n<p>Mercer, one of the biggest HR consultancy firms on the planet, just released it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imercer.com\/content\/mobility\/quality-of-living-city-rankings.html\">Quality of Living Index<\/a> that ranks 450 cities on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/mercer-2016-quality-of-living-worldwide-city-rankings-2016-2?r=UK&amp;IR=T\">these criteria<\/a> to determine which are the best to live in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>political and social environment<\/li>\n<li>economic environment<\/li>\n<li>socio-cultural environment (media availability, personal freedom)<\/li>\n<li>medical and health considerations<\/li>\n<li>schools and education<\/li>\n<li>public services and transportation<\/li>\n<li>recreation<\/li>\n<li>availability of consumer goods (food, cars)<\/li>\n<li>housing (rentals, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>natural environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the end, the big winner across all categories was Vienna, Austria. But Toronto wasn&#8217;t far behind in 15th place, to tie with Melbourne, Australia. TO beat out Montreal (23rd) and Ottawa (17th), but placed behind Vancouver (5th).<\/p>\n<p>Toronto scored points for safety, schools and access to services like recreation and good quality food, but our city&#8217;s traffic congestion and cold winters <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/business\/2016\/02\/23\/toronto-among-top-20-global-livable-cities-mercer-survey.html\">didn&#8217;t help advance us<\/a> in the rankings.<\/p>\n<p>No U.S. cities made it into the list&#8217;s top 50 spots!<\/p>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/mercer-2016-quality-of-living-worldwide-city-rankings-2016-2?r=UK&amp;IR=T\">this report<\/a> on the top 23 cities from the list, including Toronto, for yourself.<\/p>\n<p>Think Toronto deserves to be higher on the list, or lower? 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