Global Study Finds Durban Best Place to Live in SA
Property owners in Durban have a lot of good reasons to smile but the recent publication of the Mercer Quality of living study has added yet another one. According to the globally conducted research paper, Durban is the best city to live in within South Africa.
Home owners in Durban have good reason to be pleased without the outcome of the much anticipated annual release of the Mercer Quality of Living Ranking report. 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.
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, Two other South African cities, however, also placed within the top 100 cities for lifestyle globally, being Cape Town in 94th place and Johannesburg at 95th.
While Johannesburg suffered setbacks for congestion and other other issues, it’s significant showing on the world stage still holds the promise of improvement for next years’ report. The study reviewed information between September and November of 2017 and found many of the best cities in the world to be in Europe.
Here are the top 10 for 2018:
The Top 10 City Rankings Worldwide
- Vienna (Austria)
- Zurich (Switzerland)
- Auckland (New Zealand)
- Munich (Germany)
- Vancouver (Canada)
- Dusseldorf (Germany)
- Frankfurt (Germany)
- Geneva (Switzerland)
- Copenhagen (Denmark)
- Basel (Switzerland)
- Sydney (Australia)
While none of our cities may have made it into the top 10 Mercer evaluates local living conditions in more than 450 cities surveyed worldwide, which makes Johannesburg and Durban’s achievement impressive nonetheless. Bear this in mind when searching for property for sale in Soweto or its surrounds.
