Mercer’s survey on quality living aims to inform expats or people who are interested to work and / or develop their businesses abroad, about the quality of life in the cities of the world. The survey lists 230 countries in total and Limassol is the only city in the country that makes it on the list.

Actually, Limassol is one of the few Mediterranean cities included in the first 100 cities with the best quality of life, along with Barcelona, Rome and Athens. That makes Limassol a city with a recognizable quality of life standards that enjoys the perks of the Mediterranean climate and scenery, along with a valuable proximity to the Middle East.

The Mercer’s survey uses several indices to measure quality of life. These are: consumer goods, economic environment, housing, medical and health considerations, natural environment, political and social environment, public services and transport, recreation, schools and education, socio-cultural environment. Based on these elements, Limassol was ranked on the 89^th place, while several large cities of the world, such as Tel Aviv in Israel, Moscow and St Petersburg in Russia, Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa are following behind on the list.

Vienna is ranked first and Zurich follows, while several cities of the Northwestern Europe complete the first places of the list.