Making the choice to dwell and work overseas is a big endeavor, particularly when you’re uprooting your loved ones. And maybe the largest query of all is: “The place will we go?”
Nicely, you can do worse than Vienna, Zurich or Auckland, which simply bagged the highest spots in world consulting agency Mercer’s 2023 High quality of Residing survey for expatriates.
The Austrian capital retained its place on the prime of the record, which was final printed within the pre-pandemic days of 2019. The survey’s compilers highlighted town’s vibrant cultural scene, structure and historical past.
The Swiss metropolis of Zurich, in second spot, was hailed for its political stability and high-quality infrastructure, whereas on the opposite aspect of the world, Auckland was praised for its excessive commonplace of healthcare and cultural dynamism.
Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen, and Switzerland’s Geneva took fourth and fifth spots. In a prime 10 largely dominated by Western European cities, Canada’s Vancouver was the lone North American entry, sitting in eighth place and hailed for its “outside recreation and cosmopolitan dwelling.”
Town-state of Singapore was the very best ranked Asian entry, tied in twenty ninth place with Adelaide, whereas Hong Kong languished in 77th place on the record of 241 locations.
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New York charted at fortieth place, three spots beneath San Francisco -
London topped the UK’s entries in forty fifth place, with Aberdeen at no. 49 and Edinburgh at no. 51 -
Dubai was the very best ranked Center Japanese metropolis in 79th place, whereas Mauritian capital Port Louis was Africa’s prime metropolis at no. 88 -
Sydney ranked in ninth spot, with Melbourne and Perth coming in twenty first and twenty second respectively -
Backside of the record, in 241st place, was the Sudanese capital, Khartoum
“The present world panorama is affected by geopolitical turmoil, pure disasters and different financial challenges, all of which have vital implications for cities and their capability to draw and retain expertise,” mentioned Yvonne Traber, Mercer’s world head of mobility. “Many workers are reconsidering their priorities and assessing the standard of life offered to them and their households within the locations they dwell and work.”
Mercer analyzed dwelling circumstances in additional than 450 cities worldwide, 39 components together with political and social surroundings, well being, training, recreation and housing.
These are the ten cities with the very best quality of dwelling:
