Copenhagen offers excellent living conditions based on a long range of weighted factors within education, health, economy, social conditions, culture, welfare etc.
Copenhagen offers excellent living conditions based on a long range of weighted factors within education, health, economy, social conditions, culture, welfare etc. According to international studies, Denmark has one of the highest living standards in the world.
Rich possibilities for outdoors acitivities exist as recreational areas account for more than 19% of Copenhagen’s total area. This is well above the European average for major cities.
The Copenhagen Habour is now so clean that it is possible to take a swim from the two open-air baths in the habour offering sandy beaches and child friendly pools in the middle of Copenhagen's city center. Moreover, Copenhagen’s position on the coast of Øresund offers unlimited access to several beaches and marinas. It only takes 20 minutes by train from the city center to reach forests and beaches of the best quality. All beaches live up to international standards regarding the cleanliness of the water. On top of this, Copenhagen offers facilities at low prices for almost every sport.
Copenhagen’s high quality of life can also be attributed to the low crime rate. According to international surveys, Copenhagen has one of the lowest crime rates in the world.
Finally, the service level in public institutions and companies are rated very high.
Altogether, these and many more factors make Copenhagen one of the most attractive cities to live in the world in terms of quality of life.
Quality of Life Survey 2002-2004
|
Country
|
Rank 2002
|
Rank 2003
|
Rank 2004
|
|
Copenhagen
|
6
|
5
|
5
|
|
Amsterdam
|
12
|
10
|
10
|
|
Brussels
|
15
|
12
|
12
|
|
Stockholm
|
12
|
15
|
15
|
|
Helsinki
|
6
|
26
|
24
|
|
Oslo
|
15
|
31
|
32
|
|
Paris
|
31
|
31
|
32
|
|
London
|
41
|
39
|
36
|
|
New York
|
41
|
44
|
39
|
Source: Mercer Human Resource Consulting
