Quality of Life, world city rankings 2026

Top 30 cities

1. The Hague (Den Haag), Netherlands · 226.7
2. Eindhoven, Netherlands · 218.8
3. Rotterdam, Netherlands · 214.7
4. Gent, Belgium · 213.1
5. Utrecht, Netherlands · 212.8
6. Luxembourg, Luxembourg · 211.7
7. Stuttgart, Germany · 211
8. Groningen, Netherlands · 208.1
9. Amsterdam, Netherlands · 206.5
10. Vienna, Austria · 205.8
11. Gothenburg, Sweden · 205.4
12. Leipzig, Germany · 205.4
13. Munich, Germany · 202.8
14. Nuremberg, Germany · 202.5
15. Dusseldorf, Germany · 202.4
16. Helsinki, Finland · 202.3
17. Frankfurt, Germany · 202.1
18. Villach, Austria · 200.7
19. Copenhagen, Denmark · 200.4
20. Stavanger, Norway · 199.7
21. Bergen, Norway · 199.3
22. Geneva, Switzerland · 199.1
23. Edinburgh, United Kingdom · 198.8
24. Zurich, Switzerland · 198.6
25. Trondheim, Norway · 198.3
26. Bern, Switzerland · 198.3
27. Liverpool, United Kingdom · 198.1
28. Reykjavik, Iceland · 197.4
29. Osijek, Croatia · 196.9
30. Hamburg, Germany · 195.9

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