AKIPRESS.COM - For the second year in a row, Taiwan’s capital was named the No. 1 city for expats to move abroad for work, according to the annual Expat Insider survey by InterNations, an online resource group for expats around the world.
More than 20,000 expat workers participated in the survey and represented 178 nationalities living in 187 countries or territories.
For the best cities ranking, expats rated 25 elements of living abroad that measured quality of life, getting settled, work-life satisfaction, financial security and housing, and local cost of living.
Taipei came out on top thanks to its high ratings for overall quality of life. The city ranked third out of 82 cities for this particular category. Tokyo, Japan, came in first, while Zug, Switzerland, came in second for top quality of life standards.
Here are the best cities around the world to move to for work.
10. Basel, Switzerland
93% of expats feel safe in their new city
82% of expats rate the availability of health care positively
59% of expats feel at home in the city
50% of expats find it easy to adjust to local culture
72% of expats are satisfied with their job
63% of expats are satisfied with their work-life balance
9. The Hague, Netherlands
88% of expats feel safe in their new city
70% of expats rate the availability of health care positively
69% of expats feel at home in the city
56% of expats find it easy to adjust to local culture
73% of expats are satisfied with their job
68% of expats are satisfied with their work-life balance
8. Zug, Switzerland
98% of expats feel safe in their new city
87% of expats rate the availability of health care positively
67% of expats feel at home in the city
43% of expats find it easy to adjust to local culture
65% of expats are satisfied with their job
67% of expats are satisfied with their work-life balance
7. Barcelona, Spain
82% of expats feel safe in their new city
88% of expats rate the availability of health care positively
77% of expats feel at home in the city
77% of expats find it easy to adjust to local culture
65% of expats are satisfied with their job
70% of expats are satisfied with their work-life balance
6. Lisbon, Portugal
96% of expats feel safe in their new city
72% of expats rate the availability of health care positively
73% of expats feel at home in the city
79% of expats find it easy to adjust to local culture
63% of expats are satisfied with their job
74% of expats are satisfied with their work-life balance
5. Montreal, Quebec, Canada
91% of expats feel safe in their new city
64% of expats rate the availability of health care positively
66% of expats feel at home in the city
71% of expats find it easy to adjust to local culture
73% of expats are satisfied with their job
73% of expats are satisfied with their work-life balance
4. Singapore
100% of expats feel safe in their new city
79% of expats rate the availability of health care positively
73% of expats feel at home in the city
77% of expats find it easy to adjust to local culture
64% of expats are satisfied with their job
54% of expats are satisfied with their work-life balance
3. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
79% of expats feel safe in their new city
68% of expats rate the availability of health care positively
71% of expats feel at home in the city
71% of expats find it easy to adjust to local culture
79% of expats are satisfied with their job
71% of expats are satisfied with their work-life balance
2. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
78% of expats feel safe in their new city
86% of expats rate the availability of health care positively
75% of expats feel at home in the city
74% of expats find it easy to adjust to local culture
80% of expats are satisfied with their job
68% of expats are satisfied with their work-life balance
1. Taipei, Taiwan
96% of expats feel safe in their new city
94% of expats rate the availability of health care positively
75% of expats feel at home in the city
67% of expats find it easy to adjust to local culture
72% of expats are satisfied with their job
76% of expats are satisfied with their work-life balance