DUSHANBE, March 5, 2015, Asia-Plus -- An annual Quality of Living rankings released by a consulting firm, Mercer, on March 4 ranks Dushanbe 214th among 230 cities of the world in temr sof the quality of living. 

Mercer’s Quality of Living Rankings covers 230 prevalent destinations and is based on its Quality of Living Survey.

Vienna (Austria) remained at the top of Mercer’s Quality of Living Rankings in 2015, boasting the best quality of living for expatriates.  It is followed by Zurich (Switzerland), Auckland (New Zealand), Munich (Germany) and Vancouver (Canada).

Conflict-ridden Baghdad in Iraq comes out bottom of the pile in terms of quality of living, with Bangui in the Central African Republic coming a close second.  Port-au-Prince in Haiti comes out as Mercer''s third lowest ranking city in terms of quality of living.

Mercer is an American global human resource and related financial services consulting firm, headquartered in New York City.  Mercer is one of the largest consulting firms in the world, based in more than 40 countries, and operating internationally in more than 130 countries with more than 20,500 employees.  Mercer is a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies.