Top 10 best places to live in the worldAccording to Forbes, the culturally and historically vibrant Vienna has been nominated the world’s best place to live in 2010.
The Austrian capital offers a thriving opera scene, a hospitable business environment and a comprehensive public transportation system.
Zurich and Geneva took the second and third place respectively.
These top three cities offer residents highest quality of life in the world.
Switzerland's prevailing performance on the list is little surprise to Mercer, the global outsourcing and investment consultancy that produces the annual Worldwide Quality of Living Survey.
European cities take seven of the top 10 spots for quality of life, credits to their relative safety, political stability and cultural offerings.
Mercer ranked 221 global cities on 39 measures, emphasising political safety and health, but also including factors from restaurant availability to air pollution.
The cities that scored best on Mercer's list had the best safety records and the lowest levels of political turmoil, which helps explain why unstable Baghdad sunk to the last spot.
While strong infrastructure, cultural amenities and good schools also helped separate the top and bottom cities, most of that was surpassed by the importance of local stability.
In 2010 Mercer introduced its eco city rankings, published alongside its quality of living list, which scores countries on how well they promote sustainability and protect their environments.
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