London and Birmingham are the highest-ranking cities for quality of life in the UK, followed by Glasgow and Aberdeen, a survey suggests.
Vienna retains the top spot worldwide, with Zurich, Auckland and Munich following respectively, according to Mercer's quality of living survey.
Globally, Baghdad is ranked bottom at 221 and London comes in at 38 –although it reaches sixth place for the quality of its infrastructure, based on electricity supply, water availability, communication services and public transport.
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