lets not discuss. Here whats research shows as the best city as the quality of life Swiss cities offer the best quality of life while Luxembourg has been named the safest city A report by Mercer Consulting Swiss cities offer the best quality of life while Luxembourg has been named the safest city A report by Mercer Consulting The Swiss cities of Geneva and Zurich offer the best quality of life according to research published by Mercer Consulting in March 2005. Vancouver (Canada) is placed third, followed by Vienna (Austria) and Frankfurt (Germany). EIU names Vancouver, Melbourne and Vienna as 'best' cities in the world Cities in Europe, New Zealand, and Australia continue to rank highly. Munich and Düsseldorf both move up the rankings, from 10th and 12th place respectively, to share joint 5th place with Frankfurt. Munich’s rise is due to more efficient waste removal systems and better housing for expatriates, while Düsseldorf’s transport and standards of international schooling have improved. Bern, Copenhagen, and Sydney are pushed down slightly to rank 8 with scores of 105. In the US, Honolulu and San Francisco rank highest in joint 25th position (score 102), mainly because they have lower crime levels than other US cities. Boston, New York, Portland, and Washington follow in positions 36, 39, 42, and 42 respectively (score 100.5, 100, 99, 99), while Houston ranks lowest at position 68 (score 94). The analysis was based on an evaluation of 39 quality of life criteria for each city, including political, social, economic, and environmental factors, personal safety and health, education, transport, and other public services. Baghdad remains the world’s least attractive city for expatriates. Its low score (14.5) is due to the recurrent threat of attacks against people, multinational organisations, and government institutions in the area. Other poor-scoring cities for overall quality of life include Bangui in the Central African Republic (score 29), Brazzaville in Congo, and Khartoum in Sudan (29.5 and 31 respectively). The world's top 55 cities offering the best quality of life (New York is the base city with a score of 100 points) 2005 Rank 2004 Rank City Country Points 1 1 Geneva Switzerland 106.5 1 2 Zurich Switzerland 106.5 3 3 Vancouver Canada 106.0 3 3 Vienna Austria 106.0 5 5 Frankfurt Germany 105.5 5 10 Munich Germany 105.5 5 12 Düsseldorf Germany 105.5 8 5 Auckland New Zealand 105.0 8 5 Bern Switzerland 105.0 8 5 Copenhagen Denmark 105.0 8 5 Sydney Australia 105.0 12 10 Amsterdam Netherlands 104.5 13 13 Brussels Belgium 104.0 14 12 Melbourne Australia 103.5 14 15 Berlin Germany 103.5 14 15 Luxembourg Luxembourg 103.5 14 15 Stockholm Sweden 103.5 14 12 Toronto Canada 103.5 14 15 Wellington New Zealand 103.5 20 20 Ottawa Canada 103.0 20 20 Perth Australia 103.0 22 20 Nürnberg Germany 102.5 22 23 Dublin Ireland 102.5 22 24 Montreal Canada 102.5 25 24 Adelaide Australia 102.0 25 24 Calgary Canada 102.0 25 24 Hamburg Germany 102.0 25 24 Helsinki Finland 102.0 25 24 Honolulu USA 102.0 25 24 San Francisco USA 102.0 31 24 Brisbane Australia 101.5 31 32 Oslo Norway 101.5 31 32 Paris France 101.5 34 34 Singapore Singapore 101.0 34 34 Tokyo Japan 101.0 36 36 Lyon France 100.5 36 36 Yokohama Japan 100.5 36 42 Boston USA 100.5 39 36 London UK 100.0 39 39 Kobe Japan 100.0 39 39 New York USA 100.0 42 39 Madrid Spain 99.0 42 42 Portland USA 99.0 42 45 Barcelona Spain 99.0 42 50 Washington DC USA 99.0 46 44 Winston USA 98.5 46 45 Lexington USA 98.5 46 45 Osaka Japan 98.5 46 45 Pittsburgh USA 98.5 46 45 Seattle USA 98.5 51 50 Chicago USA 98.0 51 50 Milan Italy 98 53 52 Lisbon Portugal 97.5 53 52 Tsukuba Japan 97.5 Here is the link. London still is better than almost all of the major US cities . go figure out. http://www.citymayors.com/environment/eiu_bestcities.html