Sofia Ranked Last in EU by Quality of Living

Out of a total of 221 capitals globally, Bulgaria's Sofia has been ranked 113th by quality of living – the lowest in the EU. File photo

The Bulgarian capital Sofia is last among European Union capitals by the quality of living, according to the ranking of the American consulting company Mercer.

Out of a total of 221 capitals globally, Sofia is 113th while the capital of neighboring Romania, Bucharest is 107th – both the lowest ranking capitals in the EU.

Bucharest, however, keeps its last year's spot, while Sofia has slipped even further.

In CEE, Prague has ranked the highest – 69th, followed by Budapest – 74th, Ljubljana – 75th, Vilnius – 79th and Warsaw – 84th.

Athens is 83rd. Tbilisi is the lowest ranked European city – 213th.

As in previous years, European cities dominate the rankings, snagging 15 of the top 25 slots.

Vienna is ranked number 1 in the Quality of Living ranking, followed by Zurich and Auckland.

In a separate ranking of cities based on their infrastructure, Singapore is number 1.

Baghdad is in the last (221st) spot for Quality of Living; Port-au-Prince, Haiti, is in the last spot for infrastructure

The ranking aims at helping international companies and other organizations in offering adequate salaries to their employees around the globe. The base city for comparison is New York.

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