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★ Best places to live

Safest cities to live in

Cities ranked by their safety index (0–100, higher is safer).

This ranking covers 87 cities from our index, sorted by Safety. Singapore comes out on top at 88/100, ahead of Dubai and Zurich. Open any city for its full cost-of-living, tax and quality-of-life breakdown — or compare two side by side.

By regionEuropeAsiaNorth America
RankSafety
  1. 1SingaporeSingapore88/100
  2. 2DubaiUnited Arab Emirates84/100
  3. 3ZurichSwitzerland82/100
  4. 4TokyoJapan82/100
  5. 5OsakaJapan82/100
  6. 6FukuokaJapan82/100
  7. 7NagoyaJapan82/100
  8. 8SapporoJapan82/100
  9. 9MunichGermany78/100
  10. 10ViennaAustria78/100
  11. 11TallinnEstonia78/100
  12. 12SeoulSouth Korea78/100
  13. 13PragueCzech Republic75/100
  14. 14SydneyAustralia74/100
  15. 15PortoPortugal72/100
  16. 16ValenciaSpain72/100
  17. 17BudapestHungary72/100
  18. 18MontrealCanada72/100
  19. 19TorontoCanada70/100
  20. 20TbilisiGeorgia70/100
  21. 21StuttgartGermany70/100
  22. 22AmsterdamNetherlands68/100
  23. 23LisbonPortugal68/100
  24. 24VancouverCanada68/100
  25. 25MelbourneAustralia68/100
  26. 26WarsawPoland68/100
  27. 27FrankfurtGermany68/100
  28. 28LyonFrance66/100
  29. 29HamburgGermany66/100
  30. 30CologneGermany66/100
  31. 31Chiang MaiThailand65/100
  32. 32BordeauxFrance63/100
  33. 33BostonUnited States62/100
  34. 34MadridSpain62/100
  35. 35AthensGreece62/100
  36. 36Kuala LumpurMalaysia62/100
  37. 37BishkekKyrgyzstan62/100
  38. 38RotterdamNetherlands62/100
  39. 39BerlinGermany60/100
  40. 40BangkokThailand60/100
  41. 41BaliIndonesia60/100
  42. 42Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam60/100
  43. 43NiceFrance60/100
  44. 44TurinItaly60/100
  45. 45FlorenceItaly60/100
  46. 46ChennaiIndia60/100
  47. 47AustinUnited States58/100
  48. 48DenverUnited States58/100
  49. 49ParisFrance58/100
  50. 50IstanbulTurkey58/100
  51. 51PuneIndia58/100
  52. 52CharlotteUnited States56/100
  53. 53New YorkUnited States55/100
  54. 54San DiegoUnited States55/100
  55. 55PortlandUnited States55/100
  56. 56NashvilleUnited States55/100
  57. 57MinneapolisUnited States55/100
  58. 58San AntonioUnited States55/100
  59. 59ColumbusUnited States55/100
  60. 60LondonUnited Kingdom55/100
  61. 61DublinIreland55/100
  62. 62BarcelonaSpain55/100
  63. 63RomeItaly55/100
  64. 64MilanItaly55/100
  65. 65ManchesterUnited Kingdom55/100
  66. 66BangaloreIndia55/100
  67. 67SeattleUnited States52/100
  68. 68PhoenixUnited States52/100
  69. 69MarseilleFrance52/100
  70. 70WashingtonUnited States50/100
  71. 71DallasUnited States50/100
  72. 72Las VegasUnited States50/100
  73. 73MumbaiIndia50/100
  74. 74ChicagoUnited States48/100
  75. 75HoustonUnited States48/100
  76. 76AtlantaUnited States48/100
  77. 77MedellínColombia48/100
  78. 78GuadalajaraMexico48/100
  79. 79NaplesItaly48/100
  80. 80San FranciscoUnited States45/100
  81. 81MiamiUnited States45/100
  82. 82PhiladelphiaUnited States45/100
  83. 83Los AngelesUnited States42/100
  84. 84Buenos AiresArgentina42/100
  85. 85DetroitUnited States40/100
  86. 86Mexico CityMexico40/100
  87. 87São PauloBrazil40/100
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? Frequently asked questions

Which cities top this ranking?

Singapore leads at 88/100, followed by Dubai and Zurich. The full ranking of 87 cities is listed above.

How is this ranking calculated?

We sort all 87 cities in our index by Safety. Figures are calibrated estimates, refreshed as we expand coverage — a practical guide, not official statistics.

Can I compare these cities in detail?

Yes. Open any city for its cost of living, rent, taxes, visas and quality of life, or use CostTrek’s side-by-side comparison to weigh two cities against each other.

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