The city is also the cultural capital of the Netherlands.13 Many large Dutch institutions have their headquarters there, and 7 of the world???s top 500 companies, including Philips and ING, are based in the city.14 In 2012, Amsterdam was ranked 2nd best city to live by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) 15 and 12th globally on quality of living by Mercer.16 The city was previously ranked 3rd in