Quality of Life, world city rankings 2026

Top 30 cities

1. The Hague (Den Haag), Netherlands · 223.1
2. Eindhoven, Netherlands · 213.4
3. Rotterdam, Netherlands · 205.9
4. Gent, Belgium · 205.9
5. Utrecht, Netherlands · 205.5
6. Luxembourg, Luxembourg · 204.5
7. Stuttgart, Germany · 203.9
8. Groningen, Netherlands · 203.7
9. Nuremberg, Germany · 201.5
10. Gothenburg, Sweden · 200.3
11. Amsterdam, Netherlands · 198.4
12. Copenhagen, Denmark · 198.2
13. Vienna, Austria · 197.4
14. Stavanger, Norway · 196.6
15. Bergen, Norway · 196.6
16. Dusseldorf, Germany · 196.2
17. Frankfurt, Germany · 195.7
18. Villach, Austria · 195.7
19. Munich, Germany · 195.4
20. Trondheim, Norway · 195.4
21. Reykjavik, Iceland · 195.1
22. Geneva, Switzerland · 194.9
23. Helsinki, Finland · 194.3
24. Bern, Switzerland · 194.3
25. Osijek, Croatia · 194.1
26. Liverpool, United Kingdom · 194
27. Zurich, Switzerland · 194
28. Edinburgh, United Kingdom · 193.4
29. Christchurch, New Zealand · 192.3
30. Hobart, Australia · 192.2

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