Shanghai became the top Chinese city in its state of preparedness in the Asia-Pacific region, a report said on Wednesday.

According to the Cushman & Wakefield report, "The Prepped Cities Index", which assesses macroeconomic, structural, defensive and social indicators in the built environment, Singapore, Melbourne and Shanghai are the top three most prepared cities among the 17 Asia-Pacific cities it reviewed.

"Chinese cities performed very well with great potential to improve further in years to come given their relentless drive to modernize," said James Shepherd, managing director, Greater China Research at Cushman & Wakefield.

Five Chinese cities, Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Hong Kong, ranked among the top 10.