Dubai and Abu Dhabi continue to occupy the highest rankings in the GCC a new global Quality of Living survey. The Mercer report ranked Dubai at 75, with Abu Dhabi taking the 83rd spot in the list. Elsewhere in the GCC, Muscat in Oman was the region’s only other city in the top 100 out of a total of 221 cities included in the survey. Following the revision of the index a selection of cities globally has been added, including Doha in Qatar (110), Manama, Bahrain (111), Kuwait City (122), Saudi capital Riyadh (158) and Jeddah (159). This year’s ranking also identifies the cities with the best eco-ranking based on water availability and drinkability, waste removal, quality of sewage systems, air pollution and traffic congestion.  The highest-ranking eco city in the GCC was Muscat (48), followed by Dubai and Abu Dhabi jointly occupying the 65th place, Manama (80), Doha (85), Kuwait City (88), Riyadh (114) and Jeddah (130). Globally, Vienna retained the top spot as the city with the world’s best quality of living, according to the Mercer 2010 Quality of Living worldwide city rankings. Zurich and Geneva followed in second and third position, while Vancouver and Auckland remain joint fourth in the rankings. Baghdad (221) remained at the bottom of the table, although its index score has increased slightly (from 14.4 to 14.7 in 2010). A lack of security and stability continue to have a negative impact on Baghdad’s quality of living.

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