Quality of Life Index by City 2025

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Rank	City	Quality of Life Index
	The Hague (Den Haag), Netherlands	229.0
	Groningen, Netherlands	225.9
	Luxembourg, Luxembourg	219.9
	Eindhoven, Netherlands	218.3
	Basel, Switzerland	217.0
	Bern, Switzerland	213.6
	Utrecht, Netherlands	213.5
	Rotterdam, Netherlands	210.0
	Lausanne, Switzerland	206.1
	Copenhagen, Denmark	204.2
	Geneva, Switzerland	203.2
	Amsterdam, Netherlands	202.9
	Boise, ID, United States	202.7
	Brisbane, Australia	201.2
	Madison, WI, United States	201.1
	Helsinki, Finland	200.9
	Adelaide, Australia	200.8
	Bergen, Norway	200.6
	Valencia, Spain	200.4
	Raleigh, NC, United States	199.0
	Gothenburg, Sweden	198.6
	Zurich, Switzerland	198.5
	Christchurch, New Zealand	198.4
	Seattle, WA, United States	198.2
	Perth, Australia	197.9
	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	197.1
	Vienna, Austria	196.8
	Melbourne, Australia	196.6
	Frankfurt, Germany	195.7
	Austin, TX, United States	195.6
	Canberra, Australia	195.3
	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	195.2
	Saint Louis, MO, United States	194.8
	Cincinnati, OH, United States	194.5
	Tampa, FL, United States	193.2
	Reykjavik, Iceland	193.0
	Muscat, Oman	192.9
	Portland, OR, United States	192.8
	Glasgow, United Kingdom	191.2
	Wellington, New Zealand	191.2
	Stuttgart, Germany	191.1
	Munich, Germany	190.7
	Gent, Belgium	190.1
	Dusseldorf, Germany	190.0
	San Diego, CA, United States	189.9
	Liverpool, United Kingdom	189.7
	San Antonio, TX, United States	189.6
	Belfast, United Kingdom	189.3
	Sydney, Australia	188.6
	Nuremberg, Germany	188.0
	Hamburg, Germany	187.6
	Charlotte, NC, United States	187.3
	Jacksonville, FL, United States	187.2
	Plzen, Czech Republic	187.1
	Trondheim, Norway	187.1
	Dallas, TX, United States	187.0
	Orlando, FL, United States	186.6
	Oslo, Norway	186.3
	Minneapolis, MN, United States	185.5
	Columbus, OH, United States	185.4
	Atlanta, GA, United States	184.7
	Auckland, New Zealand	184.5
	Tucson, AZ, United States	184.3
	Pittsburgh, PA, United States	184.2
	Graz, Austria	184.1
	Nashville, TN, United States	184.0
	Madrid, Spain	183.6
	Toulouse, France	183.2
	Leeds, United Kingdom	182.8
	Tallinn, Estonia	182.6
	Cork, Ireland	182.5
	Stockholm, Sweden	180.1
	Malaga, Spain	179.9
	Calgary, Canada	179.7
	Salt Lake City, UT, United States	179.7
	Sacramento, CA, United States	179.2
	Doha, Qatar	178.7
	Boston, MA, United States	178.7
	Jeddah (Jiddah), Saudi Arabia	178.5
	Ottawa, Canada	177.8
	Zagreb, Croatia	177.4
	Vilnius, Lithuania	177.4
	Ljubljana, Slovenia	177.2
	Vancouver, Canada	177.0
	Cologne, Germany	176.7
	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	176.0
	Porto, Portugal	174.8
	Kaunas, Lithuania	174.2
	Washington, DC, United States	174.0
	Denver, CO, United States	173.3
	Berlin, Germany	172.9
	Edmonton, Canada	172.6
	Mississauga, Canada	172.2
	Brno, Czech Republic	172.0
	Bristol, United Kingdom	171.7
	Tokyo, Japan	171.5
	Prague, Czech Republic	171.5
	Victoria, Canada	171.3
	Manama, Bahrain	170.8
	Halifax, Canada	170.6
	Split, Croatia	170.4
	Quebec City, Canada	170.4
	Houston, TX, United States	169.6
	San Francisco, CA, United States	168.8
	Queretaro (Santiago de Querétaro), Mexico	168.0
	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	167.4
	Phoenix, AZ, United States	167.2
	Baltimore, MD, United States	167.2
	Bursa, Turkey	166.8
	Timisoara, Romania	166.0
	Birmingham, United Kingdom	166.0
	Honolulu, HI, United States	165.7
	Pune, India	164.3
	Cluj-Napoca, Romania	164.1
	Las Vegas, NV, United States	163.9
	Montreal, Canada	163.8
	London, Canada	163.6
	Haifa, Israel	163.3
	Antwerp, Belgium	162.0
	Miami, FL, United States	161.5
	Manchester, United Kingdom	161.3
	New Orleans, LA, United States	161.3
	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	160.9
	Toronto, Canada	160.4
	Cape Town, South Africa	160.2
	Kelowna, Canada	160.1
	Taipei, Taiwan	159.8
	Limassol, Cyprus	159.6
	Philadelphia, PA, United States	159.6
	Lyon, France	158.6
	Riga, Latvia	158.1
	Pretoria, South Africa	157.9
	Bratislava, Slovakia	157.5
	Chicago, IL, United States	157.2
	Nicosia, Cyprus	155.6
	Poznan, Poland	155.6
	Dublin, Ireland	154.2
	Regina, Canada	154.2
	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	153.5
	Brussels, Belgium	153.1
	Lisbon, Portugal	152.9
	Singapore, Singapore	152.9
	Hyderabad, India	152.3
	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates	151.9
	Gdansk, Poland	151.8
	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia	150.7
	Winnipeg, Canada	150.5
	Krakow (Cracow), Poland	150.1
	Shenzhen, China	150.0
	Warsaw, Poland	149.5
	Durban, South Africa	149.0
	Barcelona, Spain	147.6
	Lodz, Poland	147.2
	Seoul, South Korea	146.5
	Antalya, Turkey	146.2
	Varna, Bulgaria	146.2
	Wroclaw, Poland	146.0
	Jaipur, India	145.9
	Kaliningrad, Russia	145.2
	Bologna, Italy	145.2
	Cuenca, Ecuador	145.0
	Rome, Italy	144.8
	Turin, Italy	143.8
	Chiang Mai, Thailand	143.7
	Sofia, Bulgaria	142.7
	Los Angeles, CA, United States	142.4
	Izmir, Turkey	142.0
	Johannesburg, South Africa	141.8
	Curitiba, Brazil	140.7
	Iasi, Romania	139.8
	Kuwait City, Kuwait	139.4
	Budapest, Hungary	139.3
	Gurgaon, India	138.8
	Novi Sad, Serbia	138.3
	Florianopolis, Brazil	138.1
	Paris, France	138.0
	Bangalore, India	137.7
	Chennai, India	137.6
	Campinas, Brazil	137.1
	Ankara, Turkey	136.9
	Montevideo, Uruguay	136.6
	Banja Luka, Bosnia And Herzegovina	136.5
	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	135.2
	Minsk, Belarus	135.0
	London, United Kingdom	134.9
	Islamabad, Pakistan	134.3
	Lviv, Ukraine	134.2
	Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China)	134.0
	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	133.9
	New York, NY, United States	133.7
	Bucharest, Romania	132.6
	Coimbatore, India	131.6
	Brasilia, Brazil	130.8
	Thessaloniki, Greece	130.4
	Moscow, Russia	129.9
	Guangzhou, China	128.3
	Sarajevo, Bosnia And Herzegovina	128.2
	Milan, Italy	128.1
	Athens, Greece	126.2
	Noida, India	126.2
	Kazan, Russia	124.9
	Ahmedabad, India	124.8
	Amman, Jordan	123.6
	Astana (Nur-Sultan), Kazakhstan	123.2
	Chisinau, Moldova	123.1
	Guadalajara, Mexico	122.9
	Shanghai, China	122.1
	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	121.3
	Medellin, Colombia	120.7
	Monterrey, Mexico	120.7
	Quito, Ecuador	120.5
	Saint Petersburg, Russia	120.4
	Porto Alegre, Brazil	120.2
	Panama City, Panama	119.6
	Tbilisi, Georgia	118.9
	Belgrade, Serbia	118.1
	Istanbul, Turkey	117.6
	San Jose, Costa Rica	117.1
	Kharkiv, Ukraine	115.0
	Yerevan, Armenia	114.7
	Baku, Azerbaijan	114.6
	Skopje, North Macedonia	112.5
	Odessa (Odesa), Ukraine	111.4
	Beijing, China	110.3
	Buenos Aires, Argentina	110.0
	Kiev (Kyiv), Ukraine	109.9
	Santiago, Chile	107.7
	Kolkata, India	105.2
	Naples, Italy	105.0
	Delhi, India	102.2
	Lahore, Pakistan	102.0
	Recife, Brazil	101.9
	Pattaya, Thailand	100.5
	Almaty, Kazakhstan	99.2
	Yekaterinburg, Russia	99.1
	Dnipro, Ukraine	98.3
	Hanoi, Vietnam	97.9
	Novosibirsk, Russia	97.6
	Guatemala City, Guatemala	97.6
	Tirana, Albania	96.6
	Casablanca, Morocco	95.2
	Mumbai, India	94.5
	Bangkok, Thailand	93.2
	Nairobi, Kenya	92.7
	Bogota, Colombia	91.4
	Beirut, Lebanon	91.0
	Alexandria, Egypt	90.7
	Sao Paulo, Brazil	90.7
	Jakarta, Indonesia	90.0
	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	89.6
	Mexico City, Mexico	89.4
	Lima, Peru	85.3
	Karachi, Pakistan	83.9
	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	78.6
	Cairo, Egypt	76.9
	Kathmandu, Nepal	76.2
	Caracas, Venezuela	75.1
	Colombo, Sri Lanka	74.6
	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	72.6
	Dhaka, Bangladesh	64.6
	Tehran, Iran	61.4
	Manila, Philippines	60.2
	Lagos, Nigeria	15.9