While the city has managed to hold onto its top spot in the overall ranking, it is not quite as far ahead as it used to be. With 55% positive ratings, expats in Taipei are also much more likely to agree that housing is affordable than the global average (36%). In Taipei, however, close to two-thirds (65%) say the same, and over a fifth (21%) even have a gross yearly income of over 150,000 USD (vs. Worldwide, only about half the respondents (49%) agree that their disposable household income is more than enough to cover all their living expenses. The Taiwanese metropolis also keeps its fourth place in the Finance & Housing Index.
I love the convenience of everything in Taipei: access to food, great transportation, and cheap medical service. A respondent from Paraguay, for example, describes “the convenience of everything: access to food, great transportation, and cheap medical services” as a highlight of life in Taipei. Taipei continues to impress when it comes to the local quality of life, ranking 3rd out of 82 cities in this index (for detailed results, see the Quality of Urban Living Index). In fact, the city already held this spot in 2018, when it first featured in the ranking. Taipei Stays on Topįollowing Taiwan’s ranking as the best expat destination worldwide in 2019, Taipei’s first place in the Expat City Ranking 2019 is not much of a surprise. The additional Local Cost of Living Index is not included in the overall ranking to avoid overrepresenting the financial aspects of life abroad.įor a city to be featured in the ranking, a sample size of at least 50 survey participants per city was required 82 cities met this requirement in 2019. These indices were further averaged to create the Expat City Ranking 2019. The individual ratings were bundled in various combinations for a total of 13 subcategories, and the mean values of these subcategories were used to draw up four topical indices: Respondents rated more than 25 different aspects of urban life abroad on a scale of one to seven, with the rating process emphasizing expats’ personal satisfaction with these aspects.
In the Expat Insider 2019 survey, over 20,000 participants were asked not only to rate their respective host country but also to share insights regarding their city of residence. Download the full Expat City Ranking 2019 report.
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