Quality of Life Index by City
Affordability, safety, democracy, internet, climate — seven dimensions, zero vibes.
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Leipzig
Germany$800/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy, 214 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Helsinki
Finland$1210/mo rent, full democracy, 227 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Stuttgart
Germany$1157/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy, 224 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Cologne
Germany$1171/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy, 189 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Porto
Portugal$1297/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy, 226 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Seoul
South Korea$871/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, 182 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Copenhagen
Denmark$1970/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy, 245 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Gothenburg
Sweden$1080/mo rent, full democracy, 163 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Lugano
Switzerland$1813/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy, 306 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Lisbon
Portugal$1616/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy, 238 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Graz
Austria$772/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Vienna
Austria$1303/mo rent, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Montreal
Canada$1309/mo rent, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Lausanne
Switzerland$2058/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy, 465 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Prague
Czech Republic$1228/mo rent, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Lucerne
Switzerland$2173/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy, 412 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Berlin
Germany$1550/mo rent, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Tallinn
Estonia$816/mo rent, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Marseille
France$902/mo rent, 169 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Bucharest
Romania$668/mo rent, 255 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Stockholm
Sweden$1816/mo rent, full democracy, 190 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Ljubljana
Slovenia$1118/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Lyon
France$972/mo rent. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Rotterdam
Netherlands$1805/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Vancouver
Canada$1925/mo rent, full democracy, 183 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Hamburg
Germany$1359/mo rent, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Munich
Germany$1678/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
The Hague
Netherlands$1548/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Krakow
Poland$976/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Malmo
Sweden$1092/mo rent, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Toronto
Canada$1659/mo rent, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Athens
Greece$737/mo rent, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Budapest
Hungary$918/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Warsaw
Poland$1224/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Faro
Portugal$1077/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Lagos
Portugal$1233/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Zurich
Switzerland$3006/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy, 213 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Frankfurt
Germany$1358/mo rent, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Bilbao
Spain$1259/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Valencia
Spain$1429/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Paris
France$1604/mo rent, 173 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia$690/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Funchal
Portugal$1568/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Taipei
Taiwan$735/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Salzburg
Austria$1537/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Madrid
Spain$1498/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Tenerife
Spain$1217/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Edinburgh
United Kingdom$1620/mo rent, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Bratislava
Slovakia$1118/mo rent. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Kosice
Slovakia$965/mo rent. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Basel
Switzerland$2060/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Bern
Switzerland$1960/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Seville
Spain$980/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Montpellier
France$930/mo rent. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Manchester
United Kingdom$1703/mo rent, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Bologna
Italy$1130/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Tokyo
Japan$1359/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Oslo
Norway$2004/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy, 258 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Singapore
Singapore$2696/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, 279 Mbps. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Innsbruck
Austriasub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Malaga
Spain$1392/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Nice
France$1142/mo rent. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Cork
Ireland$2005/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Rome
Italy$1355/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Dunedin
New Zealand$991/mo rent, full democracy. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Belgrade
Serbia$904/mo rent. Math says it's good. Math doesn't lie.
Barcelona
Spain$1712/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Florence
Italy$1316/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Amsterdam
Netherlands$2602/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Perth
Australia$1821/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Sydney
Australia$2506/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Batumi
Georgia$461/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Split
Croatia$1077/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Milan
Italy$1737/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Yerevan
Armenia$680/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Geneva
Switzerland$2887/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Dublin
Ireland$2522/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Shanghai
China$907/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, 281 Mbps. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Tbilisi
Georgia$681/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Haifa
Israel$1054/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Bangalore
India$324/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Chiang Mai
Thailand$463/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Da Nang
Vietnam$475/mo rent, 245 Mbps. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Gold Coast
Australia$2267/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, full democracy. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Tamarindo
Costa Rica$950/mo rent, full democracy, 187 Mbps. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Goa
India$167/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Beijing
China$1059/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, 204 Mbps. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Brighton
United Kingdom$1894/mo rent, full democracy. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Bali
Indonesia$1082/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Boquete
Panama$725/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Marrakech
Morocco$495/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Buenos Aires
Argentina$767/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Atenas
Costa Rica$650/mo rent, full democracy. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
London
United Kingdom$3000/mo rent, full democracy. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Jerusalem
Israel$1920/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
San Jose
Costa Rica$998/mo rent, full democracy. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Seattle
United States$2442/mo rent, 185 Mbps. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Dubai
United Arab Emirates$2288/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate, 378 Mbps. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Shenzhen
China$743/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Tel Aviv
Israel$2194/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Almaty
Kazakhstan$756/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Bangkok
Thailand$703/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Phuket
Thailand$708/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Panama City
Panama$1059/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Tucson
United States$1322/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Tashkent
Uzbekistan$609/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil$661/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Los Angeles
United States$2839/mo rent, 176 Mbps. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
New York
United States$4281/mo rent, 162 Mbps. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
San Francisco
United States$3413/mo rent, 181 Mbps. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong$2225/mo rent, sub-1 homicide rate. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Istanbul
Turkey$1070/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Honolulu
United States$2703/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Kansas City
United States$1395/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Florianopolis
Brazil$627/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Chicago
United States$2388/mo rent, 180 Mbps. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Las Vegas
United States$1587/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Cairo
Egypt$215/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Cancun
Mexico$737/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Phoenix
United States$1787/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Medellin
Colombia$703/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Cape Town
South Africa$1026/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Ajijic
Mexico$879/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Merida
Mexico$601/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
San Miguel de Allende
Mexico$1106/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Miami
United States$3010/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Saint Petersburg
Russia$908/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Playa del Carmen
Mexico$1068/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Tulum
Mexico$1045/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Mexico City
Mexico$1173/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Puerto Vallarta
Mexico$1435/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Moscow
Russia$1499/mo rent. Some trade-offs, but the fundamentals are solid.
Data: Numbeo · UNODC · EIU · World Bank · EF EPI · Ookla Speedtest
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best city to live in the world in 2026?▾
Leipzig (Germany) leads our Livability Rankings for the world with a score of 86/100. That's based on affordability, safety, internet, democracy, English ease, and climate.
Top 5 best cities in the world?▾
#1 Leipzig (86/100), #2 Helsinki (85/100), #3 Stuttgart (84/100), #4 Cologne (83/100), #5 Porto (82/100). Each scored across 7 weighted dimensions. No editorial bias — the spreadsheet decides.
Which top-ranked city is also affordable?▾
Goa (India) — rent starts at $167/mo with a livability score of 65/100. Good things can be cheap.
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