Dublin has beaten London, New York and Barcelona in a league table of the best cities to live in.
It was voted 34th in the world in Mercer's Quality of Living rankings for 2015.
It was also classed as the best city in the whole of Ireland AND the UK.
Vienna clinched the top spot, with Copenhagen and Sydney also in the top ten.
Noel O'Connor from Mercer outlines where Dublin could have done better:
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Mercer Quality of Living Survey – 2015 Worldwide Ranking |
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Base City: New York, USA (index=100) |
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Rank 2015* |
City |
Country |
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1 |
VIENNA |
AUSTRIA |
|
2 |
ZURICH |
SWITZERLAND |
|
3 |
AUCKLAND |
NEW ZEALAND |
|
4 |
MUNICH |
GERMANY |
|
5 |
VANCOUVER |
CANADA |
|
6 |
DUSSELDORF |
GERMANY |
|
7 |
FRANKFURT |
GERMANY |
|
8 |
GENEVA |
SWITZERLAND |
|
9 |
COPENHAGEN |
DENMARK |
|
10 |
SYDNEY |
AUSTRALIA |
|
11 |
AMSTERDAM |
NETHERLANDS |
|
12 |
WELLINGTON |
NEW ZEALAND |
|
13 |
BERN |
SWITZERLAND |
|
14 |
BERLIN |
GERMANY |
|
15 |
TORONTO |
CANADA |
|
16 |
HAMBURG |
GERMANY |
|
16 |
MELBOURNE |
AUSTRALIA |
|
16 |
OTTAWA |
CANADA |
|
19 |
LUXEMBOURG |
LUXEMBOURG |
|
19 |
STOCKHOLM |
SWEDEN |
|
21 |
STUTTGART |
GERMANY |
|
22 |
BRUSSELS |
BELGIUM |
|
22 |
PERTH |
AUSTRALIA |
|
24 |
MONTREAL |
CANADA |
|
25 |
NURNBERG |
GERMANY |
|
26 |
SINGAPORE |
SINGAPORE |
|
27 |
ADELAIDE |
AUSTRALIA |
|
27 |
PARIS |
FRANCE |
|
27 |
SAN FRANCISCO |
UNITED STATES |
|
30 |
CANBERRA |
AUSTRALIA |
|
31 |
HELSINKI |
FINLAND |
|
31 |
OSLO |
NORWAY |
|
33 |
CALGARY |
CANADA |
|
34 |
BOSTON] |
UNITED STATES |
|
34 |
DUBLIN |
IRELAND |
|
36 |
HONOLULU |
UNITED STATES |
|
37 |
BRISBANE |
AUSTRALIA |
|
38 |
BARCELONA |
SPAIN |
|
39 |
LYON |
FRANCE |
|
40 |
LONDON |
UNITED KINGDOM |
|
41 |
LISBON |
PORTUGAL |
|
41 |
MILAN |
ITALY |
|
43 |
CHICAGO |
UNITED STATES |
|
44 |
NEW YORK CITY |
UNITED STATES |
|
44 |
SEATTLE |
UNITED STATES |
|
44 |
TOKYO |
JAPAN |
|
47 |
KOBE |
JAPAN |
|
48 |
LOS ANGELES |
UNITED STATES |
|
48 |
YOKOHAMA |
JAPAN |
|
50 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. |
UNITED STATES |
|
51 |
MADRID |
SPAIN |
|
52 |
BIRMINGHAM |
UNITED KINGDOM |
|
52 |
ROME |
ITALY |
|
54 |
PITTSBURGH |
UNITED STATES |
|
55 |
GLASGOW |
UNITED KINGDOM |
|
55 |
PHILADELPHIA |
UNITED STATES |
|
57 |
ABERDEEN |
UNITED KINGDOM |
|
58 |
OSAKA |
JAPAN |
|
59 |
LEIPZIG |
GERMANY |
|
60 |
MINNEAPOLIS |
UNITED STATES |
|
61 |
NAGOYA |
JAPAN |
|
62 |
DALLAS |
UNITED STATES |
|
63 |
BELFAST |
UNITED KINGDOM |
|
64 |
HOUSTON |
UNITED STATES |
|
65 |
MIAMI |
UNITED STATES |
|
66 |
ATLANTA |
UNITED STATES |
|
67 |
ST. LOUIS |
UNITED STATES |
|
68 |
PRAGUE |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
|
69 |
POINTE-A-PITRE |
GUADELOUPE |
|
70 |
DETROIT |
UNITED STATES |
|
70 |
HONG KONG |
HONG KONG |
|
72 |
SAN JUAN |
PUERTO RICO |
|
72 |
SEOUL |
SOUTH KOREA |
|
74 |
DUBAI |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
|
75 |
BUDAPEST |
HUNGARY |
|
75 |
LJUBLJANA |
SLOVENIA |
|
77 |
ABU DHABI |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
|
78 |
MONTEVIDEO |
URUGUAY |
|
79 |
VILNIUS |
LITHUANIA |
|
79 |
WARSAW |
POLAND |
|
81 |
BRATISLAVA |
SLOVAKIA |
|
82 |
PORT LOUIS |
MAURITIUS |
|
83 |
TAIPEI |
TAIWAN |
|
84 |
KUALA LUMPUR |
MALAYSIA |
|
85 |
ATHENS |
GREECE |
|
85 |
DURBAN |
SOUTH AFRICA |
|
87 |
LIMASSOL |
CYPRUS |
|
88 |
TALLINN |
ESTONIA |
|
89 |
RIGA |
LATVIA |
|
90 |
BUSAN |
SOUTH KOREA |
|
91 |
BUENOS AIRES |
ARGENTINA |
|
91 |
CAPE TOWN |
SOUTH AFRICA |
|
93 |
SANTIAGO |
CHILE |
|
94 |
JOHANNESBURG |
SOUTH AFRICA |
|
95 |
PANAMA CITY |
PANAMA |
|
96 |
VICTORIA |
SEYCHELLES |
|
97 |
ZAGREB |
CROATIA |
|
98 |
CHEONAN |
SOUTH KOREA |
|
99 |
TAICHUNG |
TAIWAN |
|
100 |
WROCLAW |
POLAND |
|
101 |
SHANGHAI |
CHINA |
|
102 |
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN |
BRUNEI |
|
103 |
JOHOR BAHRU |
MALAYSIA |
|
104 |
MUSCAT |
OMAN |
|
105 |
TEL AVIV |
ISRAEL |
|
106 |
SAN JOSE |
COSTA RICA |
|
107 |
BRASILIA |
BRAZIL |
|
108 |
DOHA |
QATAR |
|
109 |
MONTERREY |
MEXICO |
|
110 |
BUCHAREST |
ROMANIA |
|
111 |
NOUMEA |
NEW CALEDONIA |
|
112 |
NASSAU |
BAHAMAS |
|
113 |
TUNIS |
TUNISIA |
|
114 |
ASUNCION |
PARAGUAY |
|
115 |
SOFIA |
BULGARIA |
|
116 |
RABAT |
MOROCCO |
|
117 |
BANGKOK |
THAILAND |
|
118 |
BEIJING |
CHINA |
|
119 |
RIO DE JANEIRO |
BRAZIL |
|
120 |
SAO PAULO |
BRAZIL |
|
121 |
GUANGZHOU |
CHINA |
|
122 |
AMMAN |
JORDAN |
|
122 |
ISTANBUL |
TURKEY |
|
124 |
LIMA |
PERU |
|
125 |
KUWAIT CITY |
KUWAIT |
|
126 |
MEXICO CITY |
MEXICO |
|
127 |
MANAUS |
BRAZIL |
|
128 |
CASABLANCA |
MOROCCO |
|
129 |
QUITO |
ECUADOR |
|
130 |
MANAMA |
BAHRAIN |
|
131 |
BOGOTA |
COLOMBIA |
|
132 |
COLOMBO |
SRI LANKA |
|
133 |
CHENGDU |
CHINA |
|
133 |
WINDHOEK |
NAMIBIA |
|
135 |
SANTO DOMINGO |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
|
136 |
MANILA |
PHILIPPINES |
|
137 |
NANJING |
CHINA |
|
138 |
HYDERABAD |
INDIA |
|
139 |
SHENZHEN |
CHINA |
|
140 |
JAKARTA |
INDONESIA |
|
141 |
BELGRADE |
SERBIA |
|
142 |
XI’AN |
CHINA |
|
142 |
CHONGQING |
CHINA |
|
144 |
GABORONE |
BOTSWANA |
|
145 |
PUNE |
INDIA |
|
146 |
BANGALORE |
INDIA |
|
147 |
PORT OF SPAIN |
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO |
|
147 |
QINGDAO |
CHINA |
|
149 |
LUSAKA |
ZAMBIA |
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