The article presents the validity and reliability of VIDHAB instrument, its objective is to evaluate the quality of urban life of the youth of the municipality of Cucuta, Colombia. Follows a descriptive study design validation through multidimensional scaling factor analysis, construct validity, and face. The study population were people aged 18-28 in Cucuta, the sample comprised 1180 habitants. Results: a scale of 57 items was obtained. Factor analysis showed dimensions of life satisfaction, quality of public space, poverty rate, perception of public space; Internal consistency was adequate (Cronbach's alpha 0.81 to 0.89), overall intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.967 (95%, from 0.933 to 0.984), average sum of differences in items -1.3 (SD: 8.5) and Kappa indices above 0.86 shows high agreement among experts. Conclusion: VIDHAB is a valid and reliable for the context Cucuta, Colombia instrument.