Edinburgh ranked fifth best city in the world for quality of life

The Numbeo Quality of Life Index 2016 Mid Year results have just been published and Edinburgh has taken fifth place for quality of life, not just in the UK but out of cities across the world.

The Numbeo ranking is based on safety, pollution, cost of living, healthcare, climate and a range of other factors. The latest results show that only Canberra, Adelaide and Melbourne in Australia and Wellington in New Zealand offer a better quality of life than Edinburgh.

The ranking means that those of you studying in Edinburgh this year can enjoy the best quality of life in the UK. And in Europe. In fact, you’d have to travel around 9,500 miles to live somewhere with a better quality of life than Edinbur