global cities

Best Cities for Expats

Composite ranking using safety, salary, healthcare, internet, and cost signals. Each list shows the underlying values and links through to the country or city profile behind the rank.

#1Mexico City90.4 #2Madrid90.2 #3Manchester82.1 #4Geneva80.9 #5Dhaka80.4 #6Toronto79.6 #7Faisalabad78.6 #8Lahore78 #9Lyon76.4 #10City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality75.3 #11Kano74.1 #12Greater Mexico City73.6 #13Brussels73.2 #14São Paulo72.7 #15Veracruz72.3 #16Rotterdam72.1 #17Kuala Lumpur72 #18Kabul72 #19City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality72 #20Gothenburg71.9 #21Singapore71.6 #22Port Harcourt71 #23Milan70.4 #24Jakarta70.2 #25Santiago69.8 #26Zurich69.7 #27Auckland69.7 #28New York metropolitan area69.7 #29Kinshasa69.2 #30Chittagong68.3 #31New York City68.2 #32Amman68.1 #33City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality68 #34Leshan67.9 #35Dongguan67.8 #36Chifeng67.6 #37Antwerp67.5 #38Riyadh67.4 #39Zhenjiang67.4 #40London67.1 #41Quanzhou67.1 #42Casablanca66.4 #43Austin66.2 #44Xuchang66.2 #45Foshan65.9 #46Dar es Salaam65.9 #47Zhoukou65.6 #48Chenzhou65.6 #49Zhongshan65.6 #50Stockholm65.5