| Purchasing Power Index | 134.49 | Very High |
| Safety Index | 51.81 | Moderate |
| Health Care Index | 72.42 | High |
| Climate Index | 88.06 | Very High |
| Cost of Living Index | 67.29 | Moderate |
| Property Price to Income Ratio | 7.49 | Low |
| Traffic Commute Time Index | 34.10 | Low |
| Pollution Index | 40.60 | Moderate |
| Quality of Life Index: | 179.69 | Very High |
Minimum contributors for an underlying section: 1330
Maximum contributors for an underlying section: 8526
Last update: 10 October 2026
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.
Rank |
City |
Quality of Life Index |
Purchasing Power Index |
Safety Index |
Health Care Index |
Cost of Living Index |
Property Price to Income Ratio |
Traffic Commute Time Index |
Pollution Index |
Climate Index |
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| Edinburgh | 198.2 | 129.9 | 69.6 | 75.8 | 71.8 | 7.9 | 26.3 | 28.0 | 84.0 | |
| Liverpool | 197.4 | 136.7 | 53.1 | 79.1 | 67.1 | 4.9 | 27.8 | 30.4 | 90.9 | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 194.4 | 144.5 | 60.7 | 79.0 | 64.5 | 6.4 | 33.1 | 36.9 | 85.7 | |
| Glasgow | 191.5 | 132.1 | 55.1 | 78.4 | 66.8 | 5.3 | 28.4 | 33.4 | 84.8 | |
| Cambridge | 190.2 | 149.3 | 59.1 | 71.6 | 72.3 | 8.4 | 38.4 | 35.1 | 91.4 | |
| Belfast | 189.8 | 132.6 | 51.4 | 70.8 | 69.2 | 5.2 | 35.4 | 26.6 | 90.8 | |
| Leeds | 185.0 | 138.1 | 54.5 | 78.1 | 65.0 | 5.5 | 29.8 | 45.1 | 84.6 | |
| Birmingham | 184.0 | 178.5 | 36.1 | 70.8 | 68.7 | 5.3 | 33.4 | 51.0 | 87.7 | |
| Bristol | 178.8 | 134.5 | 56.8 | 73.2 | 70.4 | 8.0 | 30.6 | 47.8 | 88.5 | |
| Manchester | 165.3 | 130.1 | 44.2 | 73.6 | 65.4 | 6.6 | 39.0 | 51.8 | 86.9 | |
| London | 152.5 | 137.5 | 44.9 | 69.4 | 85.4 | 12.8 | 44.7 | 57.6 | 88.3 |
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