The Uruguayan capital was above cities such as Buenos Aires and San Juan in Puerto Rico, according to a Mercer report.
Montevideo It is considered the best city in Latin America in terms of quality of life, according to a recent report by the consulting firm Mercer, which ranked it above other destinations in the region such as Buenos Aires, Argentina) and San Juan Puerto Rico).
It’s about the ranking Quality of life, prepared by the firm worldwide and which has only those three cities within the top 100, with the Uruguayan capital in the most prominent position, placing 89th in a table that leads Vienna (Austria). Among its variables, it includes values such as political stability, health, education, infrastructure and sociocultural environment.
At the regional level, they fell further behind Santiago de Chile (104), Saint Paul (108), Rio de Janeiro (115), Monterey (122) and Bogota (129), followed very far by Havana and Caracas (208).
In this one-off publication, Mercer assessed the practical aspects of daily life for expatriate employees and their families in the most frequented duty stations around the world.
“In addition to the quality of life that a location can provide, the cost “Living there influences how attractive a location is for employees and companies,” the consulting firm noted.
The importance of sustainability
In this race to attract international companies and digital nomads, An emerging factor to take into account are the issues linked to the environment and the sustainability.
It is in this aspect that Mercer admitted that, within the ranking that placed Montevideo as the best city in the region, aspects such as the drinking capacity of the water and its availability, in a city that has already left behind the drought and the water emergency.
It also contemplates aspects such as the elimination of waste, wastewater and air pollution, for which different programs are carried out, as well as the traffic, aspect in which progress is made with the development of tram train that will connect the city with cannelloni and even recently the Bikeway on 18 de Julio Avenue.
Source: Ambito
