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In the latest Mercer\u2019s Quality of Living Rankings survey,<\/a> <\/strong>Durban was rated SA’s City with the highest quality of living and was ranked as one of a city emerging as a world business centre.
\nThe international survey covers 230 prevalent destinations for globally mobile talent and assesses quality of living conditions to help multinational companies and other employers fairly compensate employees when placing them on international assignments.<\/p>\n

While the city\u2019s crime problems keep it from reaching the top 50, assessment of the following factors ranked it 85 out of 230:
\n– \u00a0Political and social environment
\n– \u00a0Economic environment
\n– \u00a0Socio-cultural environment
\n– \u00a0Medical and health<\/span> considerations
\n– \u00a0School and education
\n– \u00a0Public services and transportation
\n– \u00a0Recreation
\n– \u00a0Consumer goods
\n– \u00a0Housing
\n– \u00a0Natural environment<\/p>\n

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