Making the choice to reside and work overseas is a big endeavor, particularly should you’re uprooting your loved ones. And maybe the largest query of all is: “Where do we go?”
Nicely, you might do worse than Vienna, Zurich or Auckland, which simply bagged the highest spots in international consulting agency Mercer’s 2023 High quality of Dwelling survey for expatriates.
The Austrian capital retained its place on the high of the checklist, 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 customary of healthcare and cultural dynamism.
Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen, and Switzerland’s Geneva took fourth and fifth spots. In a high 10 largely dominated by Western European cities, Canada’s Vancouver was the lone North American entry, sitting in eighth place and hailed for its “outdoor recreation and cosmopolitan living.”
The town-state of Singapore was the best ranked Asian entry, tied in twenty ninth place with Adelaide, whereas Hong Kong languished in 77th place on the checklist of 241 locations.
In different findings:
- 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 best ranked Center Jap metropolis in 79th place, whereas Mauritian capital Port Louis was Africa’s high metropolis at no. 88
- Sydney ranked in ninth spot, with Melbourne and Perth coming in twenty first and twenty second respectively
- Backside of the checklist, in 241st place, was the Sudanese capital, Khartoum
“The current global landscape is affected by geopolitical turmoil, natural disasters and other economic challenges, all of which have significant implications for cities and their ability to attract and retain talent,” mentioned Yvonne Traber, Mercer’s international head of mobility. “Many employees are reconsidering their priorities and assessing the quality of life provided to them and their families in the places they live and work.”
Mercer analyzed residing circumstances in additional than 450 cities worldwide, 39 elements together with political and social setting, well being, training, recreation and housing.
These are the ten cities with the very best quality of residing:
1 — Vienna, Austria
2 — Zurich, Switzerland
3 — Auckland, New Zealand
4 — Copenhagen, Denmark
5 — Geneva, Switzerland
6 — Frankfurt, Germany
7 — Munich, Germany
8 — Vancouver, Canada
9 — Sydney, Australia
10 — Dusseldorf, Germany
And these are the ten cities on the backside of the checklist:
241 — Khartoum, Sudan
240 — Baghdad, Iraq
239 — Bangui, Central African Republic
238 — Sanaa, Yemen
237 — Port-au-Prince, Haiti
236 — N’Djamena, Chad
235 — Damascus, Syria
234 — Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
233 — Tripoli, Libya
232 — Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
