City Profiles Directory
Every one of the 380 cities we track has its own profile page with cost of living, neighbourhood guidance, safety, healthcare, schools, and visa data scoped to that destination. Browse by country, region, who you are, or monthly budget.
Quick answer
The WhereNext city directory indexes 380 cities across 95 countries, each with a dedicated profile page. Profiles score every city on 7 dimensions (cost, safety, healthcare, education, climate, career, transport) using institutional data, with monthly cost estimates and a neighbourhood + schools layer. Top-scoring cities on the default weight profile: Tokyo (87/100), Osaka (86/100), Orchard (85/100). Median monthly cost across all profiles: ~$1,550/mo.
Key facts
- 380 city profiles across 95 countries, each with cost, safety, healthcare, climate, schools, and visa data.
- 7 scoring dimensions cost, safety, healthcare, education, climate, career, transport — anchored to World Bank ICP, WHO, OECD, and Numbeo data.
- Top 3 by composite score Tokyo (87) · Osaka (86) · Orchard (85)
- Median monthly cost ~$1,550/mo across all 380 profiles.
- Browse paths by country (A–Z below), by region, by persona, and by monthly budget.
Top 12 cities by composite score
Default-weighted ranking (cost, safety, healthcare, education, career, lifestyle, infrastructure equally weighted). For your personal weights, use the interactive city finder.
- 🇯🇵#1Tokyo$2,250/mo87/100
- 🇯🇵#2Osaka$2,000/mo86/100
- 🇸🇬#3Orchard$3,200/mo85/100
- 🇸🇬#4Jurong East$3,000/mo83/100
- 🇨🇭#5Zurich$3,600/mo83/100
- 🇯🇵#6Fukuoka$2,000/mo82/100
- 🇨🇭#7Geneva$3,600/mo82/100
- 🇸🇬#8Woodlands$2,250/mo81/100
- 🇸🇬#9Tampines$2,250/mo81/100
- 🇦🇺#10Sydney$3,000/mo81/100
- 🇨🇭#11Bern$4,000/mo81/100
- 🇰🇷#12Seoul$2,100/mo81/100
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