Quality of Life Index by City 2023

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Rank	City	Quality of Life Index
	The Hague (Den Haag), Netherlands	217.1
	Eindhoven, Netherlands	206.7
	Vienna, Austria	199.6
	Canberra, Australia	198.3
	Zurich, Switzerland	195.3
	Rotterdam, Netherlands	193.5
	Luxembourg, Luxembourg	193.3
	Helsinki, Finland	191.1
	Adelaide, Australia	190.5
	Reykjavik, Iceland	189.4
	Copenhagen, Denmark	188.9
	Geneva, Switzerland	184.7
	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	184.3
	Amsterdam, Netherlands	183.0
	Jacksonville, FL, United States	181.8
	Orlando, FL, United States	181.7
	Tampa, FL, United States	181.3
	Munich, Germany	180.7
	Melbourne, Australia	180.3
	Sydney, Australia	179.6
	Portland, OR, United States	179.1
	Muscat, Oman	178.9
	Brisbane, Australia	178.9
	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	178.9
	Gothenburg, Sweden	178.7
	Raleigh, NC, United States	178.7
	Spokane, WA, United States	178.3
	Cambridge, United Kingdom	178.1
	Perth, Australia	178.0
	Austin, TX, United States	177.9
	Glasgow, United Kingdom	177.8
	San Diego, CA, United States	177.8
	Charlotte, NC, United States	177.7
	Kansas City, MO, United States	177.7
	Columbus, OH, United States	177.5
	Calgary, Canada	177.4
	Albuquerque, NM, United States	177.2
	San Antonio, TX, United States	177.2
	Seattle, WA, United States	176.9
	Quebec City, Canada	176.7
	Ottawa, Canada	176.7
	Dusseldorf, Germany	176.6
	Dallas, TX, United States	176.5
	Milwaukee, WI, United States	176.3
	Madison, WI, United States	176.1
	Oklahoma City, OK, United States	175.7
	Victoria, Canada	175.7
	Minneapolis, MN, United States	175.7
	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	175.6
	Indianapolis, IN, United States	174.1
	San Jose, CA, United States	173.9
	Cincinnati, OH, United States	173.4
	Stuttgart, Germany	173.3
	Hamburg, Germany	172.7
	Vancouver, Canada	172.4
	Wellington, New Zealand	172.2
	Frankfurt, Germany	171.9
	Halifax, Canada	171.0
	Auckland, New Zealand	170.9
	Oslo, Norway	170.7
	Denver, CO, United States	170.4
	Cork, Ireland	170.4
	Pittsburgh, PA, United States	170.3
	Belfast, United Kingdom	170.2
	Nashville, TN, United States	170.1
	Edmonton, Canada	169.7
	Sacramento, CA, United States	169.4
	Regina, Canada	169.3
	Boston, MA, United States	168.8
	Valencia, Spain	168.8
	Mississauga, Canada	167.6
	Salt Lake City, UT, United States	167.0
	Ljubljana, Slovenia	166.9
	Tallinn, Estonia	166.9
	Leeds, United Kingdom	166.6
	Baltimore, MD, United States	166.6
	Split, Croatia	166.5
	Kelowna, Canada	166.2
	Rijeka, Croatia	165.5
	Washington, DC, United States	165.4
	Houston, TX, United States	165.4
	Atlanta, GA, United States	165.3
	Tokyo, Japan	164.7
	Kaunas, Lithuania	164.3
	Vilnius, Lithuania	164.3
	Bristol, United Kingdom	164.3
	Stockholm, Sweden	163.4
	Anchorage, AK, United States	163.2
	Madrid, Spain	161.2
	Berlin, Germany	161.0
	Phoenix, AZ, United States	160.2
	Cologne, Germany	159.5
	Montreal, Canada	159.0
	Prague, Czech Republic	158.9
	Porto, Portugal	158.8
	Brno, Czech Republic	158.4
	Qingdao, Shandong, China	157.7
	Doha, Qatar	157.5
	Zagreb, Croatia	156.6
	Honolulu, HI, United States	156.0
	Birmingham, United Kingdom	156.0
	Antwerp, Belgium	155.9
	Singapore, Singapore	154.2
	Philadelphia, PA, United States	154.2
	Oakland, CA, United States	152.7
	Timisoara, Romania	152.7
	Manchester, United Kingdom	152.4
	Lyon, France	152.0
	Las Vegas, NV, United States	151.9
	Miami, FL, United States	151.6
	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	151.4
	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	150.9
	Taipei, Taiwan	150.9
	Toronto, Canada	149.7
	Lisbon, Portugal	148.6
	Chicago, IL, United States	148.5
	Bursa, Turkey	147.6
	Jeddah (Jiddah), Saudi Arabia	147.2
	Cluj-Napoca, Romania	146.5
	Riga, Latvia	146.5
	Brussels, Belgium	146.0
	Nicosia, Cyprus	145.3
	Cape Town, South Africa	145.3
	Limassol, Cyprus	144.8
	Bratislava, Slovakia	144.7
	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia	143.7
	Hamilton, Canada	142.8
	Barcelona, Spain	142.4
	Gdansk, Poland	141.1
	San Francisco, CA, United States	140.7
	Durban, South Africa	140.2
	Bologna, Italy	139.6
	Islamabad, Pakistan	139.4
	Dublin, Ireland	138.9
	Pretoria, South Africa	138.7
	Poznan, Poland	138.1
	Curitiba, Brazil	138.1
	Mangalore, India	137.4
	Varna, Bulgaria	136.7
	Los Angeles, CA, United States	136.6
	New York, NY, United States	136.5
	Brasilia, Brazil	136.2
	Detroit, MI, United States	135.4
	Winnipeg, Canada	135.3
	Wroclaw, Poland	135.0
	Pune, India	134.8
	Warsaw, Poland	134.6
	Johannesburg, South Africa	134.5
	Lodz, Poland	134.3
	Krakow (Cracow), Poland	133.0
	Turin, Italy	132.7
	Lviv, Ukraine	131.8
	London, United Kingdom	131.5
	Campinas, Brazil	131.2
	Iasi, Romania	131.0
	Izmir, Turkey	130.8
	Novi Sad, Serbia	130.2
	Montevideo, Uruguay	129.8
	Ankara, Turkey	128.6
	Chiang Mai, Thailand	128.1
	Monterrey, Mexico	127.7
	Coimbatore, India	127.7
	Budapest, Hungary	127.1
	Guadalajara, Mexico	127.1
	Bangalore, India	127.0
	Seoul, South Korea	127.0
	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates	126.4
	Astana (Nur-Sultan), Kazakhstan	124.7
	Sofia, Bulgaria	124.4
	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	123.4
	Sarajevo, Bosnia And Herzegovina	123.0
	Paris, France	122.7
	Medellin, Colombia	121.9
	Bucharest, Romania	119.2
	Hyderabad, India	118.7
	Kuwait City, Kuwait	118.4
	Yerevan, Armenia	117.8
	Thessaloniki, Greece	116.7
	Athens, Greece	116.7
	Chisinau, Moldova	116.7
	Milan, Italy	116.2
	San Jose, Costa Rica	116.0
	Minsk, Belarus	116.0
	Shenzhen, China	115.8
	Quito, Ecuador	115.8
	Amman, Jordan	115.7
	San Juan, Puerto Rico	113.6
	Panama City, Panama	113.2
	Chennai, India	113.0
	Rome, Italy	112.9
	Ahmedabad, India	112.9
	Porto Alegre, Brazil	112.2
	Tbilisi, Georgia	111.6
	Baku, Azerbaijan	111.4
	Moscow, Russia	111.0
	Gurgaon, India	110.6
	Kharkiv, Ukraine	110.4
	Belgrade, Serbia	109.3
	Noida, India	106.7
	Kiev (Kyiv), Ukraine	106.5
	Odessa (Odesa), Ukraine	106.2
	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	105.6
	Lahore, Pakistan	104.8
	Kolkata, India	103.8
	Saint Petersburg, Russia	102.2
	Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China)	101.9
	Buenos Aires, Argentina	101.7
	Hanoi, Vietnam	101.4
	Santiago, Chile	100.9
	Skopje, North Macedonia	100.1
	Istanbul, Turkey	100.0
	Dnipro, Ukraine	97.1
	Yekaterinburg, Russia	96.7
	Nairobi, Kenya	95.0
	Guatemala City, Guatemala	94.7
	Tirana, Albania	90.4
	Casablanca, Morocco	90.1
	Bogota, Colombia	89.7
	Shanghai, China	88.1
	Mexico City, Mexico	87.2
	Recife, Brazil	86.1
	Delhi, India	84.6
	Almaty, Kazakhstan	84.3
	Novosibirsk, Russia	82.7
	Beijing, China	81.9
	Cairo, Egypt	81.4
	Bangkok, Thailand	81.2
	Lima, Peru	79.9
	Karachi, Pakistan	77.3
	Sao Paulo, Brazil	76.1
	Jakarta, Indonesia	74.5
	Kathmandu, Nepal	73.6
	Mumbai, India	73.6
	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	69.4
	Colombo, Sri Lanka	65.8
	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	65.6
	Caracas, Venezuela	64.3
	Tehran, Iran	61.6
	Dhaka, Bangladesh	57.5
	Beirut, Lebanon	56.8
	Lagos, Nigeria	48.4
	Manila, Philippines	45.0