NewsWhore
06-17-2008, 05:20 PM
Santo Domingo is perceived as an above-average place to live in Latin America. The capital city has improved in the quality of living ranking recently released by Mercer Consulting. The capital city improved its ranking to position 115 in the world, out of a list of more than 215 countries, and up 12 places compared to 2007. New York City is ranked in 100th place. Among the factors enhancing the quality of living ranking is the imminent operation of the metro and the excellent telecom availability, according to a report in El Caribe. San Juan, Puerto Rico (72nd) is the highest ranked city in Latin America, Buenos Aires ranks 78th and Santiago de Chile 88th.
Multinationals and international human resource managers use the Mercer survey to determine the appropriate hardship allowance for relocating their employees. Interestingly, the Worldwide Quality of Living ranking takes into account criteria such as internal stability, air pollution and hospital services. The city reports also take into account other criteria such as political considerations, economic and health considerations.
In regards to Personal Safety, Santo Domingo ranked 92nd. This compares to Panama (96th), Monterrey (99th), Santiago de Chile (110th), San Jose de Costa Rica (125th), Buenos Aires (134th) and Bogota (207th).
For more on how other cities are rated, see
www.mercer.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1307990 (http://www.mercer.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1307990)
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Multinationals and international human resource managers use the Mercer survey to determine the appropriate hardship allowance for relocating their employees. Interestingly, the Worldwide Quality of Living ranking takes into account criteria such as internal stability, air pollution and hospital services. The city reports also take into account other criteria such as political considerations, economic and health considerations.
In regards to Personal Safety, Santo Domingo ranked 92nd. This compares to Panama (96th), Monterrey (99th), Santiago de Chile (110th), San Jose de Costa Rica (125th), Buenos Aires (134th) and Bogota (207th).
For more on how other cities are rated, see
www.mercer.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1307990 (http://www.mercer.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1307990)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#10)