"Bern and Geneva simply do not have enough long-haul flights so that expats and their families may return home directly"
- Slagin Parakatil, a senior researcher at Mercer
Swiss cities, such as Zurich, Geneva and Bern, are among top ten places to live worldwide, a survey by a consulting company Mercer showed Wednesday. The low level of crime rate, political stability and good medical facilities are the main reasons why people are showing willingness to live in Switzerland. A survey, which takes into consideration political, social, socio-cultural, economic and natural environments, showed that the best place to live is Vienna, while Zurich is second, Geneva was eighth, Bern tenth.
"Factors such as political stability, crime levels and the quality of medical facilities have the largest weighting because they have the largest impact on daily life expatriates may encounter on an international assignment," Slagin Parakatil, a senior researcher at Mercer, told on Wednesday.
"Bern and Geneva simply do not have enough long-haul flights so that expats and their families may return home directly. While often taken for granted when functioning to a high standard, a city's infrastructure can generate severe hardship when it is deficient. Infrastructure in German and Danish cities is among the best in the world, in part due to their first-class airport facilities, international and local connectivity, and a high standard of public services." he added.
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