Hyderabad best city to live in India

Hyderabad, Mar 22: Hyderabad(142) has been ranked the first place in the Mercer Quality of Living Rating 2018 in India. Another city Pune also shared the first place with Hyderabad.

They were closesly followed by Bengaluru (149), Chennai (151), Mumbai, (154), Kolkata (160), with New Delhi (162) taking the last spot as it continues to battle rising traffic congestion and air pollution, the report said.

Hyderabad has been able to retain its position as the top Indian city for the fourth year in a row.

"Environmental factors such as relatively lower crime and climate hold Hyderabad in relative good stead, while Pune attracts due to its averagely good housing facilities and good availability of consumer goods for international employees," the report said. In fact, all Indian cities surveyed scored high on factors such as communication and access to food consumables.