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Where’s the Best Quality of Life in 2012?

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Numbeo has just released its annual Quality of Life information for 2012. Factors that comprise overall "quality of life" rankings include purchasing power (including rent), ratio of house prices to incomes, safety, health, pollution, traffic and consumer price index. On a country-by-country basis, here's the Top Ten lineup. The number in parenthesis represents the quality of life score. You can see the entire list of 51 countries here. Switzerland (194.11) Germany (184.42) Norway …

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Best Quality of Life Cities and Countries in 2011

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When you're considering moving to another country, one of the big things you think about (at least I do) is the quality of life you'll be leaving and what you'll find in your new home. As 2011 has drawn to a close, let's take a quick look back at the year's top picks in various expat-oriented "Best of" lists. Quality of life means different things to different people. For example, I'm typing this at my son's dining room table, in the mountains of Vermont. It's cold (temperatures have been in …

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Best Countries for Quality of Life in 2011

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An organization called Nation Ranking recently released its 2011 Quality of Life Index. One hundred thirty-seven countries were ranked according to: "a nation's livability for its average inhabitant. It is a composite of six sub-indexes, each describing one of the elements which objectively influence the quality of life: health, education, wealth, democracy, peace and environment." You can find the entire report here. I've pulled out the Top 10 for you in the overall Quality of Life and …

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Quality of Life Index for 2011: Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics

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Wow! The January, 2011 International Living just arrived in my mailbox and I am speechless. . . stunned. They've named the 2011 Top Quality of Life countries and they've put the USA at the top of the list. Since I saw the article, I've been thinking and doing more reading, because my level of "stunned" has not gone down. How could International Living, which usually is right on target, be so far off on this one? Now, to give them credit, they issued a bunch of disclaimers in the article. In …

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Top Quality of Living Cities for 2010

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Every year, Mercer conducts a Quality of Living survey. Results for 2010 were announced a couple of days ago. Vienna, Austria, keeps its #1 spot for another year. Top 10 cities worldwide for quality of living are: Vienna, Austria Zurich, Switzerland Geneva, Switzerland Vancouver, Canada Auckland, New Zealand Dusseldorf, Germany Frankfurt, Germany Munich, Germany Bern, Switzerland Sydney, Australia The first US city on the list is Honolulu, at #31. Singapore, at #28, tops the list …

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Quality of Life: What Does It Mean to You?

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In my last post, I asked the question, Why Would Anyone Want to Leave the US? One recurring expat theme revolves around “quality of life.” This is mostly subjective, and something you might perceive as positive which adds to your quality of life, might be a negative to me. One example might be the proximity of bars and clubs. If you regularly enjoy the city’s nightlife, like to meet your friends or make new friends at clubs and dance until dawn, being close to such a great source of …

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