Kyiv ranked 254th out of 304 cities in the Quality of Life Index by City 2026 ranking published by Numbeo, with an index of 118.0 points.
The Hague in the Netherlands topped the ranking with a score of 230.1, followed by other Dutch cities in the top ten, including Utrecht, Eindhoven, Groningen, Rotterdam, and Amsterdam, as well as Luxembourg, Vienna, Ghent, and Nuremberg.
At the bottom of the list are Colombo (56.1), Manila (53.2), and Lagos (0.0).
Numbeo emphasizes that the 2026 version is a “historical snapshot” and is published periodically as a snapshot of data at a specific point in time, while the “current” ranking is updated continuously.
The Numbeo Quality of Life Index is a composite indicator calculated based on sub-indices of purchasing power, safety, healthcare, cost of living, housing affordability, travel time, pollution, and climate. The index is based on data and user surveys/contributions from website visitors, with Numbeo stating that it filters out potential spam and requires a sufficient number of participants for each location; the formula uses the Math.max(0, …) restriction, which may result in outsiders being assigned a value of 0.0.
