Singapore Tops Tokyo as Asia's City With Best Quality of Living

  • Good infrastructure helps Singapore rise one place in rank
  • European cities dominate in global survey conducted by Mercer
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Singapore tops the ranks in Asia as the city with the best quality of living, well ahead of Tokyo and Hong Kong because of its efficient infrastructure.

The city-state gained one spot from last year and came in at No. 25 on a global ranking of 231 cities by consulting firm, Mercer, a unit of Marsh & McLennan Cos. In Asia, Tokyo was at 47 and Hong Kong at 71, with both declining slightly in the index.