Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Jul 7: How far a city is inhabitable is decided by the standard of living people enjoy there. There have often been discussions about how far a city or town provides comfort, affordability and level of amenities. People keep fighting on for the cities close to their hearts. Many who have spent their lives in Mumbai vouch for the city's qualities. At the same time, those who have never stayed there might shudder at the thought of rush there.
Even as people continue to argue in favour of Chennai, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chandigarh etc based on their respective experiences and perceptions, a city from Karnataka has silently overtaken others and found spot at the top of the rankings as per a study. This is as per study conducted by data provider, Numbeo. In its recent report, Numbeo has given index level 185.12 for the city. With this ranking, Mangaluru is ranked alongside cities like London, New York and Paris. Among 189 cities listed in the world, the city has been given seventh position.
Out of five cities ranked as best in the country in terms of standard of living, four are located in South India. Bengaluru finds itself at 131st spot with index of 115.52, Hyderabad is at 129th place with 117.30 and Coimbatore with 113.66 has been given No. 134 ranking. Hyderabad has been ranked third best city in the country with Bengaluru and Coimbatore following it closely. Pune with 121.55 index points has got second rank in the city behind Mangaluru.
Capital city of New Zealand, Wellington, has been given first rank globally in this list with 208.63 points. It is closely followed by Canberra (Australia) with 203.52 points. Points are allotted on the basis of purchase power, pollution level, property of assets as compared to income, safety, health protection, climate, time needed to travel between different places etc. In all these pointers the city has got high marks as compared to other cities.
Mangaluru, which in an earlier ranking by the same agency had ranked 12th globally in healthcare, is now ranked 9th best in the world, with an index of 82.04. It is calculated based on an estimation of the overall quality of the healthcare system, healthcare professionals, equipment, staff, doctors, cost, etc.
As far as safety aspect is considered, Mangaluru has got highest marks among 189 cities with 76.64 in the country and 22nd globally. Hyderabad, which is placed second in this aspect in the country, is at 77th spot in the world. Gurgaon and New Delhi are at the bottom of the list of unsafe cities in the country. Abu Dhabi with 88.46 points has been considered the most safe city globally.
As far as pollution is considered, the city has emerged as the least polluted city in the country and 25th globally. As far as travel time is considered, the city has again topped the nation although in the world it has ben placed at No. 70. Kolkata with 68.88 points is considered to be having the worst transport system globally.