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According to a survey on quality of life done by the Intelligence Unit of The Economist in 2009 Santiago placed second in Latin America and 64 among 140 cities in the world. Along with the low costs and high quality of homes, and high quality and cheap education, Chile offers part of the best medical infrastructure in the region.
It also boasts a safe and extensive banking system, as well as excellent commercial and leisure installations. Additionally, it has the lowest crime rate in Latin America. The business magazine AméricaEconomía showed a homicide rate of only 1.99 per 100,000 inhabitants, by far the lowest of the 18 biggest cities in the region. Within the global context, it is a very economical city.
In the latest rankings of Mercer Human Resource Consulting on the most expensive cities to live, Chile’s capital placed 128th worldwide of a range of 143 cities (where 1 represented most expensive).
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