Kuala Lumpur is praised by expats for its urban environment, low cost of living and work-life balance Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, was named the world’s best city to live and work in the newly released 2021 Expatriate Cities Rankings by InterNations, which outlines the 57 best and worst cities for expatriates in the world. Kuala Lumpur leads the port cities of Malaga in southern Spain and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, ranking second and third respectively. The ranking takes into account factors such as quality…
Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, ranked first in the newly released world’s best cities to live and work Ranking of foreign cities in 2021 Provided by InterNations, an overview of the 57 most highly rated and worst rated cities by foreigners in the world.
Kuala Lumpur leads the port cities of Malaga in southern Spain and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, ranking second and third respectively.
The ranking considers factors such as quality of life, ease of settlement, and cost of living, as well as life abroad during the Covid-19 pandemic. Respondents were also invited to express their opinions on the convenience of the public transportation system in the city where they currently live, the local housing market, employment opportunities, and social life.
City ranking is part of it Insider Expats 2021 In the InterNations report, more than 12,000 foreign respondents from all over the world participated in the report. They came from 174 countries and lived in 186 countries or regions around the world.
Friendly people, low cost of living, work-life balance
According to the survey, foreigners living in Kuala Lumpur said that they feel at home when they live there, and mentioned that being friendly to foreign residents is their primary impression. The relatively low cost of living, good work-life balance, and medical quality were also praised.
In Southeast Asia, Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City and Bangkok are ranked 5th, 6th and 11th respectively after Kuala Lumpur.
In Singapore, many expats say they are satisfied with their work, work-life balance, and high-quality medical care. The downside is the high cost of living and somehow social life.
Vietnam’s largest city, Ho Chi Minh City, stands out for its low cost of living, high job satisfaction, vibrant social life and good work-life balance. However, the survey shows that the quality of medical care needs to be improved.
Bangkok ranks low in terms of career opportunities and urban environment
The survey shows that expats living in Bangkok are impressed by the relatively low cost of living, affordable housing and mostly friendly locals. However, the poor quality of life in cities, including pollution, noise and traffic, and our lack of career opportunities for them, were rated as disadvantages. In fact, the city’s urban environment ranks 55th, ranking third from the bottom.
Among other Asian cities surveyed, Shanghai ranks 13th and Hong Kong ranks 46thday And Tokyo at an unflattering 53road, Mainly due to long working hours, unsatisfactory social life, lack of work-life balance, cultural issues including language, high cost of living, and difficulty in finding affordable housing.
In this year’s survey, Tokyo was added to the ten worst cities for expatriates to live and work. Rome, the capital of Italy, ranked last (57day), behind Milan, Johannesburg, Istanbul, Cairo, Paris, Maastricht, Moscow and New York (48day).
