The safest cities in our index, head to head

Vaduz63

Singapore76

Kyoto66

Tokyo67

Fukuoka66

Affordability

60

72

72

70

73

Safety

99

98

96

96

94

Healthcare

62

72

65

65

63

Career

59

82

54

70

59

Culture & food

42

71

78

81

68

Public life & spaces

74

89

81

78

78

Overall

63

76

66

67

66

Objective 0–100 scores from source-backed CrossBorders data. Green marks the category leader; gold is the overall leader.

Which city is the most affordable?

Fukuoka has the lowest open-market one-bedroom rent on a new lease in this group, at about €347 per month; Vaduz has the highest, at about €1,338. Against one typical employee's mean net pay, Vaduz has the lightest burden at roughly 19% (manageable solo), while Singapore has the heaviest at roughly 33% (manageable solo).

Which city is the safest?

Vaduz leads this cohort on safety, followed by Singapore, Kyoto, Tokyo, and Fukuoka. This compares only Vaduz, Singapore, Kyoto, Tokyo, and Fukuoka across the current safety measures.

Which city has the best healthcare?

Singapore leads this cohort on healthcare, followed by Kyoto, Tokyo, Fukuoka, and Vaduz. This compares only Vaduz, Singapore, Kyoto, Tokyo, and Fukuoka across the current healthcare measures.

Which city is best for your career?

Singapore leads this cohort on career, followed by Tokyo, Vaduz, Fukuoka, and Kyoto. This compares only Vaduz, Singapore, Kyoto, Tokyo, and Fukuoka across the current career measures.

Which city has the best food and culture?

Tokyo leads this cohort on culture and food, followed by Kyoto, Singapore, Fukuoka, and Vaduz. This compares only Vaduz, Singapore, Kyoto, Tokyo, and Fukuoka across the current culture and food measures.

Which city has the best public life?

Singapore leads this cohort on public life and spaces, followed by Kyoto, Tokyo, Fukuoka, and Vaduz. This compares only Vaduz, Singapore, Kyoto, Tokyo, and Fukuoka across the current public life and spaces measures.