Singapore tops Tokyo as Asia's city with best quality of living

SINGAPORE (Mar 14): Singapore tops the ranks in Asia as the city with the best quality of living, well ahead of Tokyo and Hong Kong because of its efficient infrastructure.

The city-state gained one spot from last year and came in 25th on a global ranking of 231 cities by consulting firm, Mercer, a unit of Marsh & McLennan. In Asia, Tokyo was at 47 and Hong Kong at 71, with both declining slightly in the index.

Singapore was top of the list on quality of city infrastructure, which includes supply of electricity, drinking water and phone services. Mercer also assesses public transportation, traffic congestion and the availability of international flights in this category.

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