Quality of Life, world city rankings 2026

Top 30 cities

1. The Hague (Den Haag), Netherlands · 225.4
2. Eindhoven, Netherlands · 216.3
3. Utrecht, Netherlands · 211
4. Gent, Belgium · 208.9
5. Rotterdam, Netherlands · 208.7
6. Luxembourg, Luxembourg · 208.2
7. Stuttgart, Germany · 207
8. Groningen, Netherlands · 205.8
9. Gothenburg, Sweden · 203.1
10. Amsterdam, Netherlands · 202.9
11. Vienna, Austria · 200.7
12. Dusseldorf, Germany · 200.3
13. Leipzig, Germany · 200.3
14. Nuremberg, Germany · 199.7
15. Helsinki, Finland · 199.2
16. Frankfurt, Germany · 199.2
17. Villach, Austria · 198.5
18. Copenhagen, Denmark · 198.5
19. Reykjavik, Iceland · 198
20. Munich, Germany · 197.6
21. Trondheim, Norway · 197.4
22. Stavanger, Norway · 197.4
23. Bergen, Norway · 196.9
24. Geneva, Switzerland · 196
25. Zurich, Switzerland · 196
26. Edinburgh, United Kingdom · 196
27. Osijek, Croatia · 195.5
28. Liverpool, United Kingdom · 195.5
29. Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom · 194.6
30. Basel, Switzerland · 194.1

Figures are shown in the local currency and come from Numbeo via the JanusHermes data cache; they refresh regularly and are indicative, not quotes.