Brussels offers worldwide the second best quality of life.

According to the new ECA global location ranking survey, Brussels is worldwide the second best city to live in, together with Antwerp and Bern. Some 1.800 people working abroad were questioned. Globally, European locations dominate the top of the ranking with Copenhagen offering the best quality of living in Europe. The survey rates living standards in more than 400 locations globally according to categories including air quality, health services, housing and utilities, social network and leisure facilities, infrastructure, personal safety, political climata.

ECA is specialized in the development and provision of solutions for the management and assignment of employees around the world. Their annual survey offers a transparent and detailed system for calculating location or “hardship” allowances for expatriates relocating to a new country.