Quality of Life in United Kingdom

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
ƒ Quality of Life Index: 179.69   Very High

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Last update: 10 October 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 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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