Geneva, Switzerland as seen during an on-site AIRINC cost of living survey.
Top 10 Most Attractive Cities
Attracting and retaining top talent requires organizations to look across geographic borders. Similarly, individuals need to be geographically mobile to advance their careers. How do companies assess where they can retain their employees and maintain the best talent pool? Where do these employees ideally want to live and work?
Below are the top 10 ranked cities in AIRINC's Global 150 Index, first published in the Harvard Business Review in 2017. Scroll down to see the list or click here to see the full ranking.
| Ranking: | Location: |
| 1 | Zurich, Switzerland |
| 2 | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 3 | Luxembourg |
| 4 | Calgary AB, Canada |
| 5 | Munich, Germany |
| 6 | Melbourne, Australia |
| 7 | Toronto ON, Canada |
| 8 | Seattle WA, U.S.A. |
| 9 | New York NY, U.S.A. |
| 10 | Houston TX, U.S.A. |
If you were free to settle in any city that had the right financial rewards plus a great lifestyle, where would you go? Click below to see the complete ranking and methodology:
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What is the Global 150 Cities Index?
AIRINC’s Global 150 Cities Index is a ranking of 150 of the top global locations according to the financial and lifestyle benefits they offer. It combines local salary levels, tax rates, living costs, and living conditions to assess how appealing each location is to live in. The data is collected by AIRINC’s own in-house survey team, who continuously research the costs and living conditions of many cities around the world to evaluate international mobility.
In 2017, Harvard Business Review featured the Global 150 Cities Index, highlighting the top cities to live in according to the financial and lifestyle benefits they offer.
AIRINC: What we do and why we do it
We help our clients address expatriate compensation and mobility issues in a complex global environment through advisory services, data services, and technology solutions, while providing our employees with a culture of teamwork, global knowledge, career growth, and interesting solutions to challenging problems.
We understand that people make an organization successful. We empower companies to deploy global talent by leveraging high quality-data, decision-making tools, and thought-leading advice. Our industry expertise, solutions, and consultative approach enable us to partner with clients to deliver value. Learn more by clicking here.
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