Deutsche Bank puts out a report every year called “Mapping the World’s Prices” that lists the best cities in the world in regards to quality of life. They look at a number of variables including climate, pollution, traffic commute time, property price to income ratio, cost of living, health care, safety, and purchasing power.
Boston is ranked eighth on this list, behind Wellington, New Zealand (1), Edinburgh (2), Vienna (3), Melbourne, Australia (4), Zurich (5), Copenhagen (6), and Ottawa (7). Boston is the highest ranking city in the United States that made it on the list, which also includes the cities of San Francisco (18) and Chicago (22). Purchasing power was the main factor behind the lofty ranking, according to Business Insider.
Boston was also named the best city in the Northeast by Money magazine in 2016, as well as the fifth healthiest city in the country last year by The American Fitness Index.