According to the Mercer 2009 Quality of Living List These are the top five overall:
- Vienna, Austria (1st)
- Zurich, Switzerland (2nd)
- Geneva, Switzerland (3rd )
- Vancouver, Canada (tied 4th)
- Auckland, New Zealand (tied 4th)
And no US cities hit the list of top five in the Americas:
- Vancouver, Canada (tied 4th)
- Toronto, Canada (15th)
- Ottawa, Canada (16th)
- Montreal, Canada (22nd)
- Calgary, Canada (26th)
