Quality of Life in United Kingdom

Purchasing Power Index	128.95	Very High
Safety Index	51.77	Moderate
Health Care Index	72.52	High
Climate Index	87.87	Very High
Cost of Living Index	69.51	Moderate
Property Price to Income Ratio	7.95	Low
Traffic Commute Time Index	34.18	Low
Pollution Index	40.65	Moderate
ƒ Quality of Life Index:	176.67	Very High

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Last update: 13 February 2026

Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.

By City in United Kingdom

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
	Edinburgh	197.4	129.5	69.5	75.9	74.4	7.8	26.6	28.3	84.0
	Newcastle upon Tyne	197.0	157.2	60.6	77.2	69.0	7.7	33.1	36.9	85.7
	Liverpool	195.1	132.6	52.3	79.1	68.4	5.0	27.8	30.4	90.9
	Glasgow	191.4	131.3	55.2	78.3	69.8	5.3	28.3	32.9	84.8
	Cambridge	184.0	137.7	60.7	71.6	75.3	9.1	39.5	36.2	91.4
	Belfast	182.2	117.4	51.9	70.8	69.1	5.9	37.6	26.5	90.8
	Leeds	179.0	124.2	54.5	79.1	68.8	5.9	29.8	45.1	84.6
	Bristol	171.2	119.4	57.0	73.2	72.7	8.9	31.1	48.1	88.5
	Birmingham	168.2	140.9	36.1	71.3	71.2	6.6	33.3	50.5	87.7
	Manchester	160.5	121.8	44.0	74.5	70.5	6.9	39.0	53.3	86.9
	London	142.1	121.2	44.5	69.6	91.2	16.0	44.6	57.8	88.3