Vienna named world’s most liveable city for tenth straight year

The living is easy here in the Austrian capital. For the tenth straight year in a row, Vienna has topped Mercer’s annual quality of living index.

From affordable housing, efficient local public transport, low crime, and a strong business climate to more intangible things like social tolerance, a vibrant nightlife, and world-class culture, it’s easy to see why the city has become a magnet for businesses, culture vultures, expats, and tourists.

Vienna edged out Zurich for the top spot, with Auckland, Munich and Vancouver in a three-way tie for third place.

Considered an authoritative survey and one of the most comprehensive of its kind in the world, Mercer’s “Quality of Living Ranking” weighs a variety of factors when evaluating cities across the world.

But it’s not all schnitzels and waltzes and kissing Klimts. Vienna is a vibrant, creative, dynamic, and green 21st century city, with cutting-edge architecture, forward-thinking urban planning projects, and government-backed funding and subsidies for young startups.

Vienna: Bitpanda HQ

Although European in outlook, Bitpanda is an Austrian company rooted in its home city of Vienna — and with good reason! We’re just minutes from world-famous Prater, a large public park in the 2nd district that contains the oldest amusement park in the world. And the city centre and all points in-between are easily accessible by U-Bahn, bus, tram, bike, or foot in a matter of minutes.

Our brand new offices are located in the high-tech and future-oriented “AUSTRIA CAMPUS”, one of the largest office project developments of its kind in Europe, which aims to combine work and everyday life as well as business and leisure in a harmonious and flexible way.

Join the fintech revolution

We love it here and we think you will, too. If you are interested in being a part of the fintech revolution with one of Europe’s hottest startup companies, then check out our current job openings. There’s no better city in the world to live and work in than Vienna, and there’s no better industry-disrupting fintech company to work for than Bitpanda.

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