Quality of Life, world city rankings 2026

Top 30 cities

1. The Hague (Den Haag), Netherlands · 226.9
2. Eindhoven, Netherlands · 219.1
3. Rotterdam, Netherlands · 215.1
4. Gent, Belgium · 213.4
5. Utrecht, Netherlands · 213.1
6. Luxembourg, Luxembourg · 212.1
7. Stuttgart, Germany · 211.4
8. Groningen, Netherlands · 208.3
9. Vienna, Austria · 206.5
10. Gothenburg, Sweden · 205.8
11. Leipzig, Germany · 205.7
12. Amsterdam, Netherlands · 205.2
13. Dusseldorf, Germany · 202.7
14. Munich, Germany · 202.7
15. Nuremberg, Germany · 202.7
16. Frankfurt, Germany · 202.5
17. Helsinki, Finland · 202.5
18. Villach, Austria · 200.9
19. Copenhagen, Denmark · 200.3
20. Stavanger, Norway · 199.9
21. Trondheim, Norway · 199.4
22. Bergen, Norway · 199.4
23. Geneva, Switzerland · 199.3
24. Edinburgh, United Kingdom · 199
25. Zurich, Switzerland · 198.9
26. Bern, Switzerland · 198.6
27. Liverpool, United Kingdom · 198.2
28. Reykjavik, Iceland · 197.7
29. Osijek, Croatia · 197.1
30. Hamburg, Germany · 196.1

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