Shanghai, China — Livability Score 70/100

Shanghai scores 70/100 for overall livability on WellPlaced, based on World Bank, WHO, OECD, UNESCO, UNODC, Eurostat, Ookla Speedtest, OpenAQ, and GDELT institutional data (not crowdsourced). Population 24,874,500. Data confidence: Verified (Tier A).

Core livability metrics for Shanghai

MetricScore
Safety & Security87/100
Daily Living Costs42/100
Housing & Rent34/100
Healthcare76/100
Economy & Jobs80/100
Education90/100
Transport95/100

WellPlaced scores every city on 29 metrics — the 22 additional metrics (climate, air quality, tax burden, governance, digital infrastructure, and more) are available with WellPlaced PRO.