Expatriates

The Best And Worst Cities To Emigrate To

Manama, the capital of Bahrain, has been rated the best city to live in worldwide by expats in a new survey. It beat off competition from 50 other cities in this year's Expat City Survey from InterNations. Manama scored well across most indices, though it suffered slightly in certain areas like public transport. Prague came second, followed by Madrid. Dublin came a dismal 47th in the ranking, primarily due to a lack of affordable housing and a high cost of living. Paris was also rated one of the very worst cities to emigrate to, coming in 49th, just behind Riyadh.

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This chart shows the top and bottom cities by quality of life for expatriates in 2017.

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Most desired cities among expats worldwide in 2022
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Best cities to live in around the world, according to the Global Liveability Index 2019
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Quality of life ranking according to expatriates living in the Gulf Cooperation Council as of February 2025, by country*
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Leading cities in Europe for expats seeking to move abroad in 2022, by average number of monthly online searches
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Top ten countries worldwide with best healthcare for expats in 2025
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Leading countries of residence of British expatriates in 2018

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