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Image: A woman shouts out as she drinks beer during the opening day of Munich's famous Oktoberfest.
Photographs: Alexandra Winkler/Reuters
What is the ideal place for you to live? A city that has the best healthcare facilities? Robust infrastructure? Better options for entertainment and recreation? Low crime rates?
If you looking for a city to live in based on these options Europe has the maximum such places, according to Mercer’s Quality of Living survey.
The company ranks 223 cities across the world on healthcare access, political stability, recreational options, crime rates, and infrastructure to find the cities that offer the best quality of life.
Here are top cities to live in from each continent.
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Image: Women in traditional Dirndl dresses watch a boat parade during Narzissenfest (Daffodil Festival) at Grundlsee lake.
Photographs: Lisi Niesner/Reuters
Europe
Vienna
Country: Austria
Regional Rank: 1
Global Rank: 1
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Image: Revellers pose during the 22nd Street Parade dance music event on the Quaibruecke bridge in Zurich.
Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
Europe
Zurich
Country: Switzerland
Regional Rank: 2
Global Rank: 2
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Image: Girls in traditional Bavarian clothes toast with one-litre beer mugs during the opening day of the Oktoberfest in Munich.
Photographs: Reuters
Europe
Munich
Country: germany
Regional Rank: 3
Global Rank: 4
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Image: A carnival reveller celebrates the traditional Rose Monday carnival parade in the western German city of Duesseldorf.
Photographs: Ina Fassbender/Reuters
Europe
Dusseldorf
Country: Germany
Regional Rank: 4
Global Rank: 6
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Image: The skyline of Frankfurt with its bank towers.
Photographs: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
Europe
Frankfurt
Country: germany
Regional Rank: 5
Global Rank: 7
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Image: Dancing girls and the design team participate in the unveiling of the Alinghi race boat.
Photographs: Reuters
Australasia
Auckland
Country: New Zealand
Regional Rank: 1
Global Rank: 3
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Image: Sex workers shout slogans during International Whores Day in central Sydney.
Photographs: Daniel Munoz/Reuters
Australasia
Sydney
Country: Australia
Regional Rank: 2
Global Rank: 10
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Image: The Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferry is docked at Wellington Harbour.
Photographs: Jacky Naegelen/Reuters
Australasia
Wellington
Country: New Zealand
Regional Rank: 3
Global Rank: 12
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Image: A woman sunbathes under blue skies at a park in Vancouver's False Creek during the Vancouver Winter Olympics.
Photographs: Chris Helgren/Reuters
North America
Vancouver
Country: Canada
Regional Rank: 1
Global Rank: 5
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Image: People take part in a free weekly yoga class on the front lawn of Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
Photographs: Chris Wattie/Reuters
North America
Ottawa
Country: Canada
Regional Rank: 2
Global Rank: 14
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Image: A woman dances on a pole on the back of a truck as she takes part in a parade in Toronto.
Photographs: Mark Blinch/Reuters
North America
Toronto
Country: Canada
Regional Rank: 3
Global Rank: 15
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Image: Ice fog rises from the St. Lawrence River as woman walks along the river bank in Montreal.
Photographs: Shaun Best/Reuters
North America
Montreal
Country: Canada
Regional Rank: 4
Global Rank: 23
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Image: Street performer Carla Milugo juggles on a sidewalk while balancing on a ball in San Francisco.
Photographs: Robert Galbraith/Reutrs
North America
San Francisco
Country: United States
Regional Rank: 5
Global Rank: 27
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Image: A model lies on a bed in the infinity pool of the Skypark that tops the Marina Bay Sands hotel towers in Singapore.
Photographs: Vivek Prakash/Reuters
Asia
Singapore
Country: Singapore
Regional Rank: 1
Global Rank: 25
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Image: Japanese women in kimonos walk to attend a ceremony celebrating Coming of Age Day in heavy snowfall at Toshimaen amusement park in Tokyo.
Photographs: Yuya Shino/Reuters
Asia
Tokyo
Country: Japan
Regional Rank: 2
Global Rank: 43
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Image: People wear face masks at a shopping street in Kobe, western Japan.
Photographs: Kyodo/Reuters
Asia
Kobe
Country: Japan
Regional Rank: 3
Global Rank: 47
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Image: The sun sets over the venue of the APEC Summit in Yokohama, south of Tokyo.
Photographs: Yuriko Nakao/Reuters
Asia
Yokohama
Country: Japan
Regional Rank: 4
Global Rank: 49
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Image: Japanese mikoshi girls shout as they lift a mikoshi, or portable shrine, in Osaka.
Photographs: Reuters
Asia
Osaka
Country: Japan
Regional Rank: 5
Global Rank: 57
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Image: Tourists pose for pictures in the Dubai desert.
Photographs: Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters
Middle East and Africa
Dubai
Country: United Arab Emirates
Regional Rank: 1
Global Rank: 73
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Image: Grid girls pose before the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on Yas Island.
Photographs: Darren Whiteside/Reuters
Middle East and Africa
Abu Dhabi
Country: United Arab Emirates
Regional Rank: 2
Global Rank: 78
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Image: A tour guide stands with a group of tourists at a viewpoint overlooking Port Louis.
Photographs: Ed Harris/Reuters
Middle East and Africa
Port Louis
Country: Mauritius
Regional Rank: 3
Global Rank: 82
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Image: Cityscape from Durban in South Africa.
Photographs: Euroluftbild.De/Reuters
Middle East and Africa
Durban
Country: South Africa
Regional Rank: 4
Global Rank: 85
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Image: Some of the 530 bikini girls pose for a picture during an attempt to set a new world record for the most bikini-clad people in one photo shoot at the Camps Bay beach, Cape Town.
Photographs: Reuters
Middle East and Africa
Cape Town
Country: South Africa
Regional Rank: 5
Global Rank: 90
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Image: General view of Pointe-a-Pitre harbour , in the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe.
Photographs: Charles Platiau/Reuters
Central and South America
Pointe-a-Pitre
Country: Guadeloupe
Regional Rank: 1
Global Rank: 69
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Image: Streets in Old San Juan.
Photographs: Kailuo Wang/Wikimedia Commons
Central and South America
San Juan
Country: Puerto Rico
Regional Rank: 2
Global Rank: 72
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Image: Members of a "comparsa", a carnival band, participate in the "llamadas" parade in Montevideo.
Photographs: Andres Stapff/Reuters
Central and South America
Montevideo
Country: Uruguay
Regional Rank: 3
Global Rank: 77
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Image: Woman walk with polo magazines at the Campo Argentino de Polo in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo.
Photographs: Enrique Marcarian/Reuters
Central and South America
Buenos Aires
Country: Argentina
Regional Rank: 4
Global Rank: 81
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Image: A reveller takes part in the Cultural Carnival in Valparaiso city, about 75 miles (120 km) northwest of Santiago.
Photographs: Eliseo Fernandez/Reuters
Central and South America
Santiago
Country: Chile
Regional Rank: 5
Global Rank: 93
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