City data transparency

How SawaLife describes city context

A stable reference for the evidence, review and interpretation rules behind each published city signal.

SawaLife city context methodology

Nine independent planning signals describe relative city context. They are never combined into a total, ranking, winner or personal recommendation.

Version: city-score-v2
Effective from: 2026-07-14
Staff reviewed: 2026-07-15

Scale interpretation

Each whole-number value uses a 0–100 contextual scale defined for its own criterion. A higher value means a stronger presence of that named context; it is not a percentage, probability, live measurement or guarantee.

Source policy

Every published value keeps its identifiable primary source, supporting source bundle, capture date and staff review. Volatile weather and air-quality readings stay separate. Unsupported commercial indexes and inferred values are excluded.

Nine separate signals

Metric definitions

Each criterion answers a different planning question. Read values only within their named criterion.

Independent criterion

Affordability

Relative day-to-day and housing affordability context, not a live price or personal budget.

Direction: A higher value means a stronger presence of this named context, not that the city is better.
Maximum review age: 180 days
Composite weight: None. This criterion is never added to a total.

Independent criterion

Safety context

Practical environmental and visitor-safety context, not a guarantee or crime forecast.

Direction: A higher value means a stronger presence of this named context, not that the city is better.
Maximum review age: 180 days
Composite weight: None. This criterion is never added to a total.

Independent criterion

Internet context

Relative fixed and mobile connectivity practicality, not a guaranteed speed or coverage result.

Direction: A higher value means a stronger presence of this named context, not that the city is better.
Maximum review age: 180 days
Composite weight: None. This criterion is never added to a total.

Independent criterion

Healthcare access

Relative access to hospitals, routine care and referral options, not a medical-quality judgment.

Direction: A higher value means a stronger presence of this named context, not that the city is better.
Maximum review age: 180 days
Composite weight: None. This criterion is never added to a total.

Independent criterion

Nightlife

Relative breadth and regularity of evening social activity, not a venue recommendation.

Direction: A higher value means a stronger presence of this named context, not that the city is better.
Maximum review age: 180 days
Composite weight: None. This criterion is never added to a total.

Independent criterion

Family context

Relative practicality of everyday services and calmer living options for families.

Direction: A higher value means a stronger presence of this named context, not that the city is better.
Maximum review age: 180 days
Composite weight: None. This criterion is never added to a total.

Independent criterion

Digital-nomad context

Relative practicality for remote-work routines, without implying visa, tax or work rights.

Direction: A higher value means a stronger presence of this named context, not that the city is better.
Maximum review age: 180 days
Composite weight: None. This criterion is never added to a total.

Independent criterion

Retirement context

Relative everyday practicality for longer-term retirement planning, not immigration advice.

Direction: A higher value means a stronger presence of this named context, not that the city is better.
Maximum review age: 180 days
Composite weight: None. This criterion is never added to a total.

Independent criterion

Transport context

Relative usefulness of local and intercity mobility options, not a timetable or journey guarantee.

Direction: A higher value means a stronger presence of this named context, not that the city is better.
Maximum review age: 180 days
Composite weight: None. This criterion is never added to a total.

Publication controls and boundaries

Evidence confidence

Only medium- or high-confidence records with identifiable sources and staff review can be published. Low-confidence records remain unavailable.

Freshness

A value disappears from current public results after its definition’s review window, expiry date or methodology validity ends.

Objective and editorial boundary

These nine signals are transparent editorial context assessments based on cited evidence. Objective live weather and air-quality readings stay separate and are timestamped.

No ranking or recommendation

Values are not percentages, probabilities, guarantees, totals, winners or personal relocation advice.