Background: quality of citizens’ life is one of the most important issues to be studied in different countries and used for planning and monitoring public policies. Hence, the present paper has been held to measure and evaluate the indicators of quality of urban life among citizens of Mashhad City. Methods: this descriptive-analytical study is conducted on 375 citizens of Mashhad City in various regions. Cluster sampling method using population distribution, short-form questionnaires for data collection were applied as reviewing tools. Results: Findings of the research showed that the average of health-sanitation dimension and environmental quality dimension is lower than 50 in Mashhad City. So sanitation and health with a standard deviation of 5/838 are situated below the median level where the most common weakness is related to the dietary intake of protein. Environmental quality with a standard deviation of 5/857 is lower than the median level which is related to garbage separation and landfill sites. Conclusion: Citizens\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\' satisfaction level of quality of life index is lower than the average level in Mashhad City. Plans to improve the citizens’ quality of life and develop services are highly required to increase the quality of life.

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