AKIPRESS.COM - The UK has fallen below Kazakhstan in a list of top expat destinations thanks to a rise in the cost of living and ongoing political instability, Huffington Post reported.

A survey of 13,000 expats across the world placed the UK at number 54 – based on factors such as quality of life, friendliness and security, whereas Kazakhstan was placed #35.

In 2016, the survey – carried out by expat organisation InterNations – had the UK ranked 33rd, but the Brexit vote and weak pound have damaged the country’s attractiveness in the eyes of migrants.

Kazakhstan was in front of Russia (50), too, while Bahrain, Costa Rica and Mexico topped the list.