The World’s Best City For Expats, And The Worst

Miami was the highest-ranking North American metropolis on the listing. (Representational)

Three totally different cities on three separate continents are the most effective locations for expats to reside and work, in response to a brand new survey.

Spain’s Valencia topped the InterNations Expat Metropolis Rating listing 2022 – with respondents raving about high quality of life, public transport and sporting alternatives – adopted by Dubai, which was lauded for the welcome it offers new arrivals. Mexico Metropolis got here in third for its affordability.

Not faring so effectively was Johannesburg, which ranked backside of the 50-strong listing, with these surveyed branding the South African metropolis unaffordable and unsafe. Sitting simply above it are Germany’s Frankfurt and the French capital Paris, which each scored poorly when it got here to inexpensive housing.

Miami was the highest-ranking North American metropolis on the listing, in twelfth place, with New York clocking in at quantity 16 and Toronto in nineteenth place. Within the UK, London limped in at fortieth place.

Elsewhere in Asia, Bangkok got here in sixth due to its low value of residing, Melbourne’s work-life steadiness earned it eighth spot, and Singapore rounded out the highest 10.

InterNations collected data from 11,970 expats residing in 181 international locations or territories. Fifty cities met the pattern measurement requirement of no less than 50 individuals per vacation spot.

This is the highest 10 in full – with a quick description by InterNations of every metropolis’s main polling options:

1. Valencia, Spain: Habitable, pleasant and inexpensive
2. Dubai, UAE: Nice for work and leisure
3. Mexico Metropolis, Mexico: Pleasant and inexpensive, however unsafe
4. Lisbon, Portugal: Superb local weather and high quality of life, mediocre work choices
5. Madrid, Spain: Nice leisure actions, a welcoming tradition
6. Bangkok, Thailand: Expats really feel at residence regardless of security issues
7. Basel, Switzerland: Expats happy with funds, jobs, high quality of life
8. Melbourne, Australia: A simple metropolis to get used to
9. Abu Dhabi, UAE: Wonderful well being care, worry-free forms
10. Singapore: Simple administration, satisfying funds, improved profession prospects

And the underside 10:

1. Rome, Italy: Expats really feel at residence regardless of low high quality of life
2. Tokyo, Japan: Exhausting to navigate however high quality of life excessive
3. Vancouver, Canada: Housing unaffordable and native residents not so pleasant
4. Milan, Italy: Troubling monetary state of affairs, troublesome working life
5. Hamburg, Germany: Expats unhappiest right here, have hardest time making associates
6. Hong Kong, China: Irritating environmental and work-life components
7. Istanbul, Turkey: The worst metropolis for working overseas
8. Paris, France: A high vacation spot for tradition and delicacies – should you can afford it
9. Frankfurt, Germany: Battle with digitization, administration and language
10. Johannesburg, South Africa: The world’s worst expat vacation spot

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