How Jonzy ranks cities
How Jonzy scores and ranks 356 cities for anyone planning a move abroad: affordability, visa fit, safety, climate, and lifestyle, personalised to your income and passport.
Jonzy is built to answer one question: will your life actually be better in this city, given your income, passport, and priorities? Rankings combine affordability with quality-of-life signals.
Life Upgrade Score (−40 to +40)
The headline score compares expected monthly surplus or shortfall against your current baseline city, adjusted for safety, healthcare, internet, climate, and expat community strength. Positive means an upgrade on paper; negative flags trade-offs.
Move Readiness & difficulty
Move Readiness (0–100) blends visa difficulty, processing time, and relocation friction. Move Difficulty captures language, bureaucracy, and setup effort so a cheap city is not automatically “easy”.
Personalisation matters
Public city guides show catalog baselines. Inside the app, scores use your real income, home country, passport, job type, and lifestyle sliders, and Pro unlocks full personalised rankings across the catalog.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Life Upgrade Score?
A single number summarising whether a city likely improves your finances and lifestyle vs. your baseline, on a −40 to +40 scale. It is a comparison tool, not a guarantee.
Why do my scores differ from public city pages?
Public pages use demo profiles and catalog costs. Signed-in users get scores based on their actual income, passport, tax treatment, and preferences.
How often are rankings updated?
When catalog data, exchange rates, or visa rules change. Community cost feedback can shift displayed medians after enough reports agree.