Quality of Life Index by City 2012

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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
Berlin, Germany 215.2 140.6 77.3 64.8 89.1 5.7 23.0 40.0 -
Zurich, Switzerland 213.2 136.3 83.9 77.8 166.1 8.3 27.3 26.5 -
Edmonton, Canada 204.9 124.7 59.0 78.9 112.1 3.6 35.3 21.2 -
Perth, Australia 196.0 118.3 48.8 87.0 142.2 5.2 27.0 15.0 -
Calgary, Canada 190.8 124.2 71.9 70.4 111.7 4.6 62.0 25.1 -
Trondheim, Norway 187.7 95.2 78.2 81.7 181.0 6.3 19.2 13.6 -
Stockholm, Sweden 166.1 84.8 73.4 85.6 118.2 11.4 30.7 20.0 -
Sydney, Australia 165.7 101.0 72.8 78.3 139.1 8.6 46.7 25.6 -
Montreal, Canada 165.0 114.2 70.9 70.5 99.6 4.0 32.2 58.8 -
Dubai, United Arab Emirates 161.4 136.1 57.8 63.9 84.0 7.3 17.0 75.2 -
Toronto, Canada 159.1 105.8 68.2 70.6 106.6 7.7 38.1 42.5 -
Copenhagen, Denmark 155.4 95.4 54.7 89.8 129.3 6.3 36.7 34.2 -
Brisbane, Australia 147.5 97.7 48.4 86.1 123.0 5.8 52.0 32.5 -
San Francisco, CA, United States 147.2 125.8 64.1 57.4 106.8 6.3 52.7 60.0 -
Tokyo, Japan 136.2 92.5 93.9 95.4 140.8 17.8 46.5 52.5 -
Vancouver, Canada 133.7 95.6 61.7 84.7 110.8 10.4 40.0 52.5 -
Los Angeles, CA, United States 121.3 118.0 39.5 83.3 94.8 5.9 52.3 76.0 -
Dublin, Ireland 117.6 88.8 44.1 25.5 124.5 6.9 11.7 37.5 -
New York, NY, United States 115.5 100.0 59.0 63.9 100.0 10.8 31.6 68.3 -
Ljubljana, Slovenia 111.7 55.3 64.3 76.1 81.9 15.6 24.7 35.0 -
Madrid, Spain 108.6 93.4 78.3 62.9 90.5 11.1 26.2 86.7 -
Melbourne, Australia 107.1 97.4 46.0 72.2 125.5 10.5 31.6 64.0 -
Porto, Portugal 104.2 52.8 65.2 78.3 73.8 6.8 25.3 60.6 -
Lisbon, Portugal 102.9 63.2 58.4 66.3 78.7 8.5 35.4 51.9 -
Brno, Czech Republic 90.4 60.6 67.8 58.1 65.7 10.2 27.2 68.0 -
Singapore, Singapore 87.1 91.2 79.8 59.0 101.0 17.2 66.2 70.8 -
Bangalore, India 86.3 71.6 38.8 71.8 35.5 8.3 37.4 72.8 -
Prague, Czech Republic 85.7 59.8 59.7 63.2 68.7 14.1 29.0 59.0 -
Brussels, Belgium 83.7 81.0 43.0 84.0 114.6 6.3 22.0 90.0 -
Curitiba, Brazil 77.9 47.1 57.7 59.0 84.2 10.7 26.0 55.6 -
Constanta, Romania 76.8 28.8 61.7 53.2 54.7 13.4 30.8 36.7 -
Johannesburg, South Africa 75.7 97.3 13.0 69.1 78.8 2.8 36.0 91.7 -
Paris, France 72.1 80.1 52.4 72.9 119.7 17.1 32.8 74.2 -
Pune, India 69.2 60.2 60.5 68.1 33.4 12.2 65.3 71.7 -
Istanbul, Turkey 55.7 58.8 66.6 73.9 77.9 6.1 74.4 90.0 -
Warsaw, Poland 52.0 62.5 60.6 49.2 57.4 14.2 46.2 82.5 -
Budapest, Hungary 49.4 39.2 70.2 64.8 65.6 10.5 31.0 90.2 -
London, United Kingdom 45.7 88.0 40.1 67.8 126.1 14.4 70.6 81.9 -
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 44.4 78.2 23.4 67.2 57.2 5.5 29.0 112.9 -
Chennai, India 43.7 64.4 58.9 64.2 32.1 13.2 51.0 103.6 -
Delhi, India 35.9 63.0 58.8 62.5 38.8 11.2 42.9 115.7 -
Sofia, Bulgaria 30.0 37.2 51.6 58.1 56.1 10.5 26.3 94.6 -
Thessaloniki, Greece 26.8 39.0 50.5 54.0 105.8 11.2 22.5 87.2 -
Bogota, Colombia 22.5 24.7 62.5 87.5 71.2 16.7 48.8 85.8 -
Milan, Italy 13.6 71.1 46.8 68.9 104.3 16.3 37.2 120.0 -
Mumbai, India 8.4 56.7 65.5 60.3 38.0 14.1 63.2 125.0 -
Sao Paulo, Brazil 7.0 46.7 38.4 55.8 98.9 12.2 31.5 101.5 -
Belgrade, Serbia 5.6 32.0 68.6 47.6 60.0 24.5 26.0 92.7 -
Santiago, Chile 5.5 44.9 46.4 63.9 72.8 12.5 50.6 106.2 -
Buenos Aires, Argentina 5.0 38.8 50.2 76.7 73.7 15.3 52.0 103.5 -
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3.7 43.9 32.9 77.1 90.7 21.7 24.7 94.6 -
Bangkok, Thailand -6.2 30.3 55.5 92.6 58.9 34.1 38.8 90.0 -
Mexico City, Mexico -15.1 48.6 20.9 68.5 58.6 11.8 30.5 128.0 -
Bucharest, Romania -17.4 36.3 71.9 55.4 54.0 15.8 34.5 140.7 -
Rome, Italy -21.5 56.2 33.9 61.4 103.8 28.4 36.7 103.0 -
Athens, Greece -35.5 45.4 39.9 51.7 101.5 11.0 38.7 140.0 -
Cairo, Egypt -35.7 18.4 61.3 70.8 52.7 15.5 58.8 129.5 -
Tehran, Iran -50.4 47.5 43.3 43.4 60.9 13.7 73.5 140.8 -
Moscow, Russia -54.7 46.8 47.3 37.7 86.8 28.1 61.5 116.6 -
Kolkata, India -74.1 49.6 28.0 19.7 33.0 15.1 74.2 145.5 -
Shanghai, China -76.1 40.9 56.2 34.7 58.3 37.1 31.2 140.2 -