2025年亚太区百大最佳城市报告

EmpoweringPlaces Resonance creates transformative strategies, brandsand campaigns that empower destinations, cities andcommunities to realize their full potential. Welcome to the 2025 Asia-Pacific’sBest Cities Report As leading advisers in place strategy, place branding and place marketing,Resonance has conducted extensive research on the rise of cities, the keytrends propelling their growth and the factors that shape our perception ofurban areas as desirable places to live, visit, or launch and grow a business. It is with great excitement that we present the inauguralAsia-Pacific Best Cities Report. This initiative celebratesthe extraordinary places across this dynamic region thatinspire us to live, work, visit, and invest. As the fastest-growing economic zone globally, the Asia-Pacific regionis home to cities that epitomize ambition, innovation,and resilience. From bustling financial hubs to serenecultural capitals, this report captures the region’s urbanevolution with a depth and nuance befitting its diversity. New transportation projects like Bangkok’s high-speedrail network and eco-conscious developments suchas Singapore’s Great Southern Waterfront highlightthe innovative solutions cities are implementing toaddress urban challenges. Meanwhile, global giantssuch as Google, Tesla, and Samsung are doubling downon their investments in cities like Hyderabad, Seoul,and Jakarta, reshaping these metropolises into globalcenters of excellence. This year, our rankings blend rigorous data with theperspectives of residents, visitors, and businesses.This approach, which we call the Place Power™Score, evaluates cities through a comprehensivelens of perception and performance. We surveyedmore than 7,000 citizens across nine countriesin the region to understand the towns and citieswhere they would most like to live, that they wouldmost like to visit, and where they believe they willfind the best job opportunities. We combine theseinsights with metrics like GDP growth, foreign directinvestment, infrastructure advancements, and livabilityimprovements. The result is a data-rich narrativethat benchmarks how cities in the Asia-Pacific regionare shaping their futures. Beyond the data, this report celebrates the intangiblequalities that make cities remarkable—the festivalsthat enliven streets, the culinary scenes that enticetravelers, and the public spaces that bring communitiestogether. It’s these elements that ensure citiesresonate not only as economic powerhouses butas places where people forge lasting connections. Chris FairPresident & CEOResonance Consultancycfair@resonanceco.com Our goal, for more than a decade now, is to providea trusted resource that informs city leaders, urbanplanners, investors, and travelers alike. Whetheryou’re exploring where to establish your next businessventure, planning your travels, or benchmarking yourcity’s progress, this report offers a clear, actionableperspective on what makes cities thrive. We invite you to explore the 2025 Asia-Pacific BestCities Report and discover the narratives driving theregion’s urban renaissance. Thank you for joining us onthis journey of understanding and celebrating the citiesthat shape the future of our world. In a region that represents almost 30% of globaleconomic output and some of the world’s mostambitious urban projects, this report showcasesthe leaders driving this growth. Cities like Tokyo andSydney demonstrate a unique ability to balanceprosperity with liveability, while emerging hubs likeBangalore and Ho Chi Minh City underscore thetransformative potential of technology, innovation,and bold urban planning. And if you’re curious about our ranking or want tobenchmark your own city against your competitors,please connect with us to apply the trusted Best CitiesPlace PowerTMscore to empower your own community,city or region. The timing of this report is pivotal. The Asia-Pacificregion is not only recovering from the global pandemicbut also redefining what a city can offer its residentsand visitors. Ranking a Region Poisedfor Global Growth Welcome to the inaugural Asia-Pacific’s Best Cities ranking,focused on the evaluation of perception and performancefor urban economies in the Asia-Pacific region. Asia-Pacific cities have seen immense growth intourism spending over the past few years as travel inthe region continues to rebound from the Covid-19pandemic. Cities like Bangkok and Hong Kong haveseen significant increases in global tourism spendingsince 2023, and the overall region is seeing stronggrowth. According to the World Travel and TourismCouncil, seven of the top 10 cities with the highestgrowth potential for international visitor spendingbetween now and 2032 are in the Asia-Pacific region. The resulting data reflects the appeal of cities acrossthe region, with significant variance in the placeswhere people want to live or visit based on wherethey currently reside. Large cities are most frequentlycited as the places that people want