International Quality of Living Study Finds Durban Best in SA

For those who have been searching for property for sale in Durban, the Mercer Quality of Living Ranking report published in 2018 had some findings which probably bolstered their own. The city came in at 89th place globally but ranked as the second best city to live in on the entire African continent, narrowly missing out the top spot to the Mauritian city of Port Louis which came in 83th place globally. It’s hard to beat an island paradise afterall.

Residents of Durban enjoy fantastic weather all year round, the warm Indian Ocean, great schools, free-flowing traffic and excellent value for money in the property market. Durban boasts a lifestyle which is hard to compete with. Two other South African cities did manage to make the top 100 cities for lifestyle globally, being Cape Town in 94th place and Johannesburg at 95th.

Cape Town’s ongoing water crisis and Johannesburg’s gridlocked traffic congestion would have played roles in their lower ranking, problems which Durban simply does not share. Residents of the city have long claimed that theirs is the greatest city in the country, and international observers have now validated this long held belief. Mercer research conducted detailed analyses of all the cities in the world, with Europe taking most of the spoils.

Here are the top 10 for 2018:

The Top 10 City Rankings Worldwide

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. Basel (Switzerland)
11. Sydney (Australia)

The report takes several factors into consideration including political stability, economic growth , public services, medical care and public services. For those looking to buy property but haven’t settled on a location yet, it would seem that Durban is the place where South Africans have it best.