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Best Cities for Remote Workers

Cities that combine fast connectivity, safety, healthy day-to-day life, and a manageable cost-of-living balance for remote and hybrid workers. Best Cities for Remote Workers compares 4444 indexed cities.

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Cities ranked
4444
Ranking type
Remote Work

Visual summary

Lightweight visual summary of the top entries in this ranking. The full table below stays the source of truth and links into every city profile.

Visual summary of Best Cities for Remote Workers

Visual summary

Remote Work

Directional ranking context based on the platform's structured indicators. Not an official government ranking. The ranking table below is the source of truth.

  1. #187/100
  2. #287/100
  3. #386/100
  4. #486/100
  5. #586/100
  6. #685/100
  7. #785/100
  8. #884/100
  9. #984/100
  10. #1084/100

Visual summary shows the top 10 of 4444 cities. See the full ranking table below for every entry.

Ranking table

Ranking rows link directly to city profile pages, keeping comparisons useful for users and crawlable for search engines.

Best Cities for Remote Workers table
RankCityScoreWhy it ranks here
#1TokyoJapan87/100Connectivity 92/100 and safety 93/100 in Tokyo.
#2SingaporeSingapore87/100Connectivity 95/100 and safety 95/100 in Singapore.
#3CopenhagenDenmark86/100Connectivity 90/100 and safety 92/100 in Copenhagen.
#4SeoulSouth Korea86/100Connectivity 96/100 and safety 90/100 in Seoul.
#5TaipeiTaiwan86/100Connectivity 92/100 and safety 90/100 in Taipei.
#6HelsinkiFinland85/100Connectivity 92/100 and safety 90/100 in Helsinki.
#7KyotoJapan85/100Connectivity 86/100 and safety 93/100 in Kyoto.
#8PragueCzechia84/100Connectivity 88/100 and safety 88/100 in Prague.
#9Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates84/100Connectivity 90/100 and safety 90/100 in Abu Dhabi.
#10OsakaJapan84/100Connectivity 88/100 and safety 92/100 in Osaka.
#11AmsterdamNetherlands83/100Connectivity 90/100 and safety 88/100 in Amsterdam.
#12ZurichSwitzerland83/100Connectivity 92/100 and safety 91/100 in Zurich.
#13ViennaAustria83/100Connectivity 84/100 and safety 88/100 in Vienna.
#14MadridSpain83/100Connectivity 88/100 and safety 84/100 in Madrid.
#15LisbonPortugal83/100Connectivity 88/100 and safety 86/100 in Lisbon.
#16DohaQatar83/100Connectivity 90/100 and safety 90/100 in Doha.
#17StockholmSweden83/100Connectivity 90/100 and safety 84/100 in Stockholm.
#18OsloNorway83/100Connectivity 91/100 and safety 88/100 in Oslo.
#19DubaiUnited Arab Emirates82/100Connectivity 90/100 and safety 88/100 in Dubai.
#20WarsawPoland82/100Connectivity 86/100 and safety 86/100 in Warsaw.
#21Hong KongHong Kong81/100Connectivity 92/100 and safety 88/100 in Hong Kong.
#22MelbourneAustralia81/100Connectivity 86/100 and safety 86/100 in Melbourne.
#23MunichGermany81/100Connectivity 84/100 and safety 89/100 in Munich.
#24EdinburghUnited Kingdom81/100Connectivity 84/100 and safety 88/100 in Edinburgh.
#25WellingtonNew Zealand81/100Connectivity 84/100 and safety 90/100 in Wellington.
#26GenevaSwitzerland81/100Connectivity 85/100 and safety 87/100 in Geneva.
#27BangkokThailand80/100Connectivity 85/100 and safety 78/100 in Bangkok.
#28MilanItaly80/100Connectivity 86/100 and safety 80/100 in Milan.
#29VancouverCanada80/100Connectivity 88/100 and safety 84/100 in Vancouver.
#30SeattleUnited States80/100Connectivity 90/100 and safety 78/100 in Seattle.
#31ShanghaiChina80/100Connectivity 86/100 and safety 86/100 in Shanghai.
#32Kuala LumpurMalaysia80/100Connectivity 84/100 and safety 78/100 in Kuala Lumpur.
#33BrisbaneAustralia80/100Connectivity 84/100 and safety 86/100 in Brisbane.
#34HamburgGermany80/100Connectivity 84/100 and safety 84/100 in Hamburg.
#35UtrechtNetherlands80/100Connectivity 82/100 and safety 81/100 in Utrecht.
#36BaselSwitzerland80/100Connectivity 84/100 and safety 85/100 in Basel.
#37AarhusDenmark80/100Connectivity 84/100 and safety 82/100 in Aarhus.
#38Ōita-shiJapan80/100Connectivity 86/100 and safety 86/100 in Ōita-shi.
#39VejleDenmark79/100Connectivity 82/100 and safety 82/100 in Vejle.
#40ParisFrance79/100Connectivity 88/100 and safety 78/100 in Paris.
#41BarcelonaSpain79/100Connectivity 86/100 and safety 76/100 in Barcelona.
#42AucklandNew Zealand79/100Connectivity 84/100 and safety 86/100 in Auckland.
#43ChicagoUnited States79/100Connectivity 88/100 and safety 72/100 in Chicago.
#44BrusselsBelgium79/100Connectivity 85/100 and safety 78/100 in Brussels.
#45DublinIreland79/100Connectivity 88/100 and safety 84/100 in Dublin.
#46RiyadhSaudi Arabia79/100Connectivity 84/100 and safety 86/100 in Riyadh.
#47Tel AvivIsrael79/100Connectivity 88/100 and safety 82/100 in Tel Aviv.
#48MontevideoUruguay79/100Connectivity 80/100 and safety 82/100 in Montevideo.
#49PerthAustralia79/100Connectivity 80/100 and safety 88/100 in Perth.
#50RotterdamNetherlands79/100Connectivity 81/100 and safety 80/100 in Rotterdam.
#51MalmöSweden79/100Connectivity 82/100 and safety 80/100 in Malmö.
#52GothenburgSweden79/100Connectivity 82/100 and safety 80/100 in Gothenburg.
#53KanazawaJapan79/100Connectivity 84/100 and safety 86/100 in Kanazawa.
#54ToyamaJapan79/100Connectivity 86/100 and safety 83/100 in Toyama.
#55TakamatsuJapan79/100Connectivity 84/100 and safety 85/100 in Takamatsu.
#56Kōchi-shiJapan79/100Connectivity 85/100 and safety 85/100 in Kōchi-shi.
#57YamagataJapan79/100Connectivity 85/100 and safety 83/100 in Yamagata.
#58TottoriJapan79/100Connectivity 85/100 and safety 85/100 in Tottori.
#59ToyohashiJapan79/100Connectivity 84/100 and safety 86/100 in Toyohashi.
#60FunabashiJapan79/100Connectivity 84/100 and safety 86/100 in Funabashi.
#61TakasakiJapan79/100Connectivity 85/100 and safety 86/100 in Takasaki.
#62MarugameJapan79/100Connectivity 84/100 and safety 87/100 in Marugame.
#63IchinomiyaJapan79/100Connectivity 85/100 and safety 84/100 in Ichinomiya.
#64KōriyamaJapan79/100Connectivity 86/100 and safety 84/100 in Kōriyama.
#65IwakiJapan79/100Connectivity 84/100 and safety 85/100 in Iwaki.
#66KoshigayaJapan79/100Connectivity 85/100 and safety 86/100 in Koshigaya.
#67BerlinGermany78/100Connectivity 78/100 and safety 82/100 in Berlin.
#68TorontoCanada78/100Connectivity 84/100 and safety 84/100 in Toronto.
#69RomeItaly78/100Connectivity 80/100 and safety 80/100 in Rome.
#70SantiagoChile78/100Connectivity 84/100 and safety 76/100 in Santiago.
#71KigaliRwanda78/100Connectivity 76/100 and safety 84/100 in Kigali.
#72ShenzhenChina78/100Connectivity 82/100 and safety 82/100 in Shenzhen.
#73OttawaCanada78/100Connectivity 79/100 and safety 79/100 in Ottawa.
#74NagoyaJapan78/100Connectivity 79/100 and safety 79/100 in Nagoya.
#75TampereFinland78/100Connectivity 80/100 and safety 79/100 in Tampere.
#76SuwonSouth Korea78/100Connectivity 84/100 and safety 84/100 in Suwon.
#77HiroshimaJapan78/100Connectivity 82/100 and safety 86/100 in Hiroshima.
#78KobeJapan78/100Connectivity 83/100 and safety 84/100 in Kobe.
#79SendaiJapan78/100Connectivity 81/100 and safety 86/100 in Sendai.
#80JejuSouth Korea78/100Connectivity 84/100 and safety 84/100 in Jeju.
#81NaganoJapan78/100Connectivity 83/100 and safety 85/100 in Nagano.
#82KumamotoJapan78/100Connectivity 82/100 and safety 85/100 in Kumamoto.
#83HwaseongSouth Korea78/100Connectivity 84/100 and safety 84/100 in Hwaseong.
#84AomoriJapan78/100Connectivity 84/100 and safety 83/100 in Aomori.
#85GifuJapan78/100Connectivity 82/100 and safety 84/100 in Gifu.
#86AkitaJapan78/100Connectivity 82/100 and safety 84/100 in Akita.
#87MoriokaJapan78/100Connectivity 83/100 and safety 84/100 in Morioka.
#88MaebashiJapan78/100Connectivity 83/100 and safety 84/100 in Maebashi.
#89SagaJapan78/100Connectivity 83/100 and safety 82/100 in Saga.
#90MatsueJapan78/100Connectivity 83/100 and safety 85/100 in Matsue.
#91KofuJapan78/100Connectivity 83/100 and safety 82/100 in Kofu.
#92OkazakiJapan78/100Connectivity 84/100 and safety 83/100 in Okazaki.
#93HachinoheJapan78/100Connectivity 82/100 and safety 85/100 in Hachinohe.
#94ToyotaJapan78/100Connectivity 83/100 and safety 84/100 in Toyota.
#95NagaokaJapan78/100Connectivity 83/100 and safety 84/100 in Nagaoka.
#96AmagasakiJapan78/100Connectivity 83/100 and safety 85/100 in Amagasaki.
#97KamakuraJapan78/100Connectivity 82/100 and safety 84/100 in Kamakura.
#98ObihiroJapan78/100Connectivity 82/100 and safety 84/100 in Obihiro.
#99AizuwakamatsuJapan78/100Connectivity 83/100 and safety 82/100 in Aizuwakamatsu.
#100ShimonosekiJapan78/100Connectivity 84/100 and safety 83/100 in Shimonoseki.

Full ranked list (1014444)

Methodology and interpretation

Remote-worker scoring combines internet-speed, safety, affordability, and overall city quality. Connectivity carries the largest weight; affordability is a meaningful tiebreaker. Best Cities for Remote Workers compares 4444 indexed cities, with Tokyo at the top of the table at 87/100. Each row links directly to the relevant city profile so users can step from comparison into module-level context. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Rankings are directional intelligence, not official government scores. Each entry links to a city profile where users can inspect module-level context, source blocks, and data tables. See the read the scoring methodology for the underlying scoring model.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.