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title: "Islamabad Ranks Higher Than London, New York, and Paris in 2026 Quality of Life Index"
description: "Most outlets highlighted Islamabad's ranking above major global cities in Numbeo’s 2026 Quality of Life Index, noting the capital’s score of 140.7 and attributing its high ranking to affordability and safety. ProPakistani and Daily Pakistan both emphasized the surprise of the result and named the cities outperformed by Islamabad, with Daily Pakistan describing it as a “surprising global ranking” and ProPakistani listing London, Paris, and New York specifically."
url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/14216-pakistani-capital-islamabad-beats-london-new-york-and-paris
site: HarZaviya
language: en
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# Islamabad Ranks Higher Than London, New York, and Paris in 2026 Quality of Life Index

pakistan · updated 14 Oct 2026, 2:29 PM PKT · 12–14 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets highlighted Islamabad's ranking above major global cities in Numbeo’s 2026 Quality of Life Index, noting the capital’s score of 140.7 and attributing its high ranking to affordability and safety. ProPakistani and Daily Pakistan both emphasized the surprise of the result and named the cities outperformed by Islamabad, with Daily Pakistan describing it as a “surprising global ranking” and ProPakistani listing London, Paris, and New York specifically.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Daily Pakistan (English)** — [Pakistani capital Islamabad beats London, New York and Paris in Global Quality of Life Ranking 2026](https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/14-Oct-2026/pakistani-capital-islamabad-beats-london-new-york-and-paris-in-global-quality-of-life-ranking-2026) · 14 Oct 2026, 2:29 PM PKT
  > ISLAMABAD – The beautiful city of Islamabad offers a better quality of life than top global cities. A surprising global ranking puts Pakistan’s capital ahead with a score of 140.7, showing how affordability, safety and climate can reshape the way cities are judged. Islamabad outscored UK capital, America’s most populous city and the French capital […]
- **ProPakistani** — [Islamabad Beats London, Paris and New York in Quality of Life Index](https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/12/islamabad-beats-london-paris-and-new-york-in-quality-of-life-index/) · 12 Oct 2026, 10:46 PM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Islamabad has ranked ahead of several major global cities, including New York, London and Paris, in Numbeo’s 2026 Mid-Year Quality… Read More

2 articles from 2 outlets, 12–14 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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