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Mercer’s Quality of Living rankings 2016 places Doha among top 100 cities for personal safety of expatriates in the Middle East and Africa region. The host city of FIFA World Cup 2022 ranks 70th in this segment of the rankings. Only a handful of cities in this region place in the top 100 for personal safety – with Abu Dhabi ranking highest in 23rd place, followed by Muscat (29), Dubai (40) and Port Louis (59). Mercer has crowned the Austrian capital Vienna as the city with the best quality of living in the world. Dubai (75) continues to rank highest for quality of living across Africa and the Middle East, followed by Abu Dhabi (81) and Port Louis (83) in Mauritius. The South African cities of Durban, Cape Town, and Johannesburg rank 85th, 92nd, and 95th respectively.
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