City Country Region QOL Ranking 2023 September 2023 QOL Index COL Ranking 2024 Cost of Living PR Index - March 2024 QOL COL Colour HONG KONG HKSAR Eastern Asia 77 90.8 1 113.63 High High High Cost and Quality of Living SINGAPORE SINGAPORE South-Eastern Asia 29 101.4 2 109.83 High High High Cost and Quality of Living ZURICH SWITZERLAND Western Europe 2 106.6 3 109.75 High High High Cost and Quality of Living NEW YORK CITY, NY UNITED STATES North America 40 100 7 100.00 High High High Cost and Quality of Living LONDON UNITED KINGDOM Western Europe 45 98.4 8 90.62 High High High Cost and Quality of Living LOS ANGELES, CA UNITED STATES North America 70 94.4 10 88.86 High High High Cost and Quality of Living COPENHAGEN DENMARK Western Europe 4 105.7 11 88.40 High High High Cost and Quality of Living BANGUI CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Africa 239 24.5 14 86.47 Low High High Cost of Living and Low Quality of Living DUBAI UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Western Asia/Middle East 79 89.1 15 85.77 High High High Cost and Quality of Living TEL AVIV ISRAEL Western Asia/Middle East 127 73 16 85.65 Low High High Cost of Living and Low Quality of Living MIAMI, FL UNITED STATES North America 67 94.8 17 84.03 High High High Cost and Quality of Living CHICAGO, IL UNITED STATES North America 65 95.3 20 82.20 High High High Cost and Quality of Living WASHINGTON, DC UNITED STATES North America 57 96.6 22 81.85 High High High Cost and Quality of Living SHANGHAI CHINA Eastern Asia 109 79 23 81.40 Low High High Cost of Living and Low Quality of Living VIENNA AUSTRIA Western Europe 1 107.1 24 80.99 High High High Cost and Quality of Living BEIJING CHINA Eastern Asia 126 73.2 25 80.60 Low High High Cost of Living and Low Quality of Living ATLANTA, GA UNITED STATES North America 69 94.7 27 80.35 High High High Cost and Quality of Living PARIS FRANCE Western Europe 32 101 29 80.04 High High High Cost and Quality of Living AMSTERDAM NETHERLANDS Western Europe 14 104.1 30 80.01 High High High Cost and Quality of Living BERLIN GERMANY Western Europe 18 103 31 78.74 High High High Cost and Quality of Living SEOUL SOUTH KOREA Eastern Asia 81 88.5 32 78.57 High High High Cost and Quality of Living MEXICO CITY MEXICO North America 130 72.4 33 77.84 Low High High Cost of Living and Low Quality of Living BRUSSELS BELGIUM Western Europe 36 100.6 37 77.22 High High High Cost and Quality of Living DAKAR SENEGAL Africa 175 58.9 39 77.08 Low High High Cost of Living and Low Quality of Living HELSINKI FINLAND Western Europe 34 100.8 40 76.71 High High High Cost and Quality of Living DUBLIN IRELAND Western Europe 42 99.3 41 76.51 High High High Cost and Quality of Living TOKYO JAPAN Eastern Asia 50 97.5 49 75.15 High High High Cost and Quality of Living HOUSTON, TX UNITED STATES North America 62 95.8 50 75.03 High High High Cost and Quality of Living OSLO NORWAY Western Europe 24 102.1 52 74.91 High High High Cost and Quality of Living PRAGUE CZECH REPUBLIC Eastern Europe 71 94 56 74.10 High High High Cost and Quality of Living SYDNEY AUSTRALIA Oceania 9 104.9 58 73.99 High High High Cost and Quality of Living RIGA LATVIA Eastern Europe 93 83.8 61 73.46 High High High Cost and Quality of Living ROME ITALY Western Europe 61 95.9 67 72.59 High High High Cost and Quality of Living BRAZZAVILLE THE REPUBLIC OF CONGO Africa 232 34.6 74 71.85 Low High High Cost of Living and Low Quality of Living MADRID SPAIN Western Europe 46 98.1 76 71.61 High High High Cost and Quality of Living BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA South America 100 82.4 77 71.55 High High High Cost and Quality of Living KINSHASA THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Africa 230 34.9 79 71.24 Low High High Cost of Living and Low Quality of Living ABIDJAN CÔTE D'IVOIRE Africa 213 43.4 80 71.14 Low High High Cost of Living and Low Quality of Living RIYADH SAUDI ARABIA Western Asia/Middle East 172 60.3 90 69.40 Low High High Cost of Living and Low Quality of Living YAOUNDE CAMEROON Africa 207 45.5 91 69.39 Low High High Cost of Living and Low Quality of Living KINGSTON JAMAICA North America 157 64 99 67.62 Low High High Cost of Living and Low Quality of Living LISBON PORTUGAL Western Europe 39 100.1 100 67.53 High High High Cost and Quality of Living VANCOUVER CANADA North America 8 105 101 67.50 High High High Cost and Quality of Living STOCKHOLM SWEDEN Western Europe 26 101.7 102 67.46 High High High Cost and Quality of Living ATHENS GREECE Western Europe 94 83.6 104 67.24 High High High Cost and Quality of Living CANBERRA AUSTRALIA Oceania 28 101.6 106 67.11 High High High Cost and Quality of Living AMMAN JORDAN Western Asia/Middle East 134 71.3 108 66.74 Low High High Cost of Living and Low Quality of Living AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND Oceania 3 106.1 111 66.49 High High High Cost and Quality of Living VILNIUS LITHUANIA Eastern Europe 87 86.1 113 66.47 High High High Cost and Quality of Living HARARE ZIMBABWE Africa 218 41.2 116 65.41 Low Low Low Cost and Quality of Living LJUBLJANA SLOVENIA Eastern Europe 78 90.3 117 65.10 High Low Low Cost of Living and High Quality of Living MONTREAL CANADA North America 20 102.7 118 65.00 High Low Low Cost of Living and High Quality of Living BAMAKO MALI Africa 228 35.7 120 64.70 Low Low Low Cost and Quality of Living DOHA QATAR Western Asia/Middle East 117 76.5 121 64.64 Low Low Low Cost and Quality of Living MUSCAT OMAN Western Asia/Middle East 118 76.4 122 64.60 Low Low Low Cost and Quality of Living SAO PAULO BRAZIL South America 108 79.5 124 64.50 Low Low Low Cost and Quality of Living BANGKOK THAILAND South-Eastern Asia 124 74 129 63.93 Low Low Low Cost and Quality of Living ISTANBUL TURKEY Western Asia/Middle East 137 70.5 130 63.92 Low Low Low Cost and Quality of Living MANILA PHILIPPINES South-Eastern Asia 135 70.9 131 63.65 Low Low Low Cost and Quality of Living WARSAW POLAND Eastern Europe 84 87 135 63.21 High Low Low Cost of Living and High Quality of Living MUMBAI INDIA Southern Asia 164 62.5 136 63.11 Low Low Low Cost and Quality of Living ZAGREB CROATIA Eastern Europe 97 83.1 137 62.94 High Low Low Cost of Living and High Quality of Living ADDIS ABABA ETHIOPIA Africa 225 38.9 138 62.91 Low Low Low Cost and Quality of Living DHAKA BANGLADESH Southern Asia 216 41.9 140 62.79 Low Low Low Cost and Quality of Living BUDAPEST HUNGARY Eastern Europe 80 88.9 143 62.29 High Low Low Cost of Living and High Quality of Living PANAMA CITY PANAMA North America 103 81.1 151 60.75 High Low Low Cost of Living and High Quality of Living CASABLANCA MOROCCO Africa 136 70.8 153 60.53 Low Low Low Cost and Quality of Living BUCHAREST ROMANIA Eastern Europe 111 77.8 155 60.32 Low Low Low Cost and Quality of Living JAKARTA INDONESIA South-Eastern Asia 148 66.2 157 60.02 Low Low Low Cost and Quality of Living BELGRADE SERBIA Eastern Europe 142 68.5 159 59.40 Low Low Low Cost and Quality of Living SANTIAGO CHILE South America 104 80.8 160 59.31 High Low Low Cost of Living and High Quality of Living SOFIA BULGARIA Eastern Europe 125 73.6 162 58.78 Low Low Low Cost and Quality of Living NEW DELHI INDIA Southern Asia 172 60.3 165 58.37 Low Low Low Cost and Quality of Living LIMA PERU South America 133 71.4 166 58.16 Low Low Low Cost and Quality of Living CAIRO EGYPT Africa 185 54.3 168 57.95 Low Low Low Cost and Quality of Living HANOI VIETNAM South-Eastern Asia 167 62 172 57.23 Low Low Low Cost and Quality of Living BOGOTA COLOMBIA South America 129 72.5 174 57.11 Low Low Low Cost and Quality of Living DAR ES SALAAM TANZANIA Africa 204 46 181 54.94 Low Low Low Cost and Quality of Living ALMATY KAZAKHSTAN Central Asia 181 55.7 191 51.60 Low Low Low Cost and Quality of Living ASUNCION PARAGUAY South America 123 74.2 192 51.38 Low Low Low Cost and Quality of Living KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA South-Eastern Asia 86 86.5 200 49.25 High Low Low Cost of Living and High Quality of Living NAIROBI KENYA Africa 189 53.5 201 48.80 Low Low Low Cost and Quality of Living JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA Africa 105 80.2 206 46.47 Low Low Low Cost and Quality of Living TASHKENT UZBEKISTAN Central Asia 202 46.2 216 42.27 Low Low Low Cost and Quality of Living HAVANA CUBA North America 200 48.3 217 41.37 Low Low Low Cost and Quality of Living KARACHI PAKISTAN Southern Asia 215 42.6 222 40.30 Low Low Low Cost and Quality of Living LAGOS NIGERIA Africa 218 41.2 225 38.37 Low Low Low Cost and Quality of Living