What is the best country for expats?

WHICH COUNTRY IS BEST FOR EXPATS? Choosing a country to move to is a difficult task. We decided to look at some of the most popular expat destinations around the world to see how they compare. COST OF LIVING TYPICAL COSTS OF EVERYDAY PRODUCTS (USD) 1 Litre Milk Loaf of Bread 1 Litre Petrol 12 Beer Eggs SAUDI ARABIA 1.08 0.68 2.08 0.7 0.14 JAPAN 1.8 1.71 2.09 2.65 1.49 HONG KONG 2.74 1.82 2.73 1.44 2.19 THAILAND 1.41 1.13 1.71 1.43 1.23 ICELAND 1.12 1.98 4.33 3.09 2.17 USA 2.42 2.29 2.3 0.96 IRELAND 1.45 2.11 3.39 3.42 2.12 FRANCE 1.26 1.73 3.66 2.19 2.06 SOUTH AFRICA 1.01 0.94 1.83 1.22 1.25 GERMANY 1.01 1.83 2.62 1.1 2.12 UAE 1.46 1.13 2.64 6.04 0.47 UK 1.57 1.75 3.64 2.88 2.3 PROPERTY PRICES % OF INCOME SPENT ON HOUSING SAUDI ARABIA (14 JAPAN 22 HONG KONG 44 THAILAND 33 ICELAND (21 USA 27 IRELAND 18 FRANCE 27 SOUTH AFRICA 32 GERMANY 30 UAE 38 UK 14 AVERAGE INCOME HOW MUCH DO EXPATS EARN CIN USD)? Let's be honest; the more you earn as an expat in comparison to local salaries, the wealthier you'll be. The fact is though that the “divide" between native and expat salaries can vary widely between nations. We decided to look at one popular expat industry – that of the gas and oil industry – to see just how native and expat salaries compare around the world. EXPAT NATIVE EXPAT DIFFERENCE PREMIUM SALARY SALARY (%) SAUDI ARABIA 58,400 76,600 18,200 31 THAILAND 59,300 143,200 83,900 141 USA 111,800 118,100 6,300 6. FRANCE 101,200 103,300 2,100 2 SOUTH AFRICA 63,100 76,300 13,200 21 UAE 65,100 80,000 14,900 23 UK 94,200 91,800 2,400 -3 AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL BY COUNTRY (MM) UK 1220 France 867 Ireland 1118 Germany 700 Iceland 1940 South Africa 495 USA 715 Saudi Arabia 59 UAE 78 Thailand 78 Hong Kong 2100 Japan 1668 AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY BY COUNTRY 68.09 80.8 79.67 68.86 79.52 77.26 TTTTT SAUDI JAPAN HONG THAILAND ICELAND USA ARABIA KONG 76.99 78.9 48.09 77.61 74.29 77.82 TTT IT IRELAND FRANCE SOUTH GERMANY UAE UK AFRICA WHICH IS THE HAPPIEST COUNTRY? Every year the United Nations conglomerates information from around the world on GDP per capita, generosity, freedom from corruption, perceived freedom to make life choices, life expectancy and knowing people who can be relied on. The end result is a world happiness score which takes into account many of the most critical factors affecting a populations general level of happiness. SAUDI ARABIA 6.48 JAPAN 6.064 HONG KONG 5.523 THAILAND 6.371 ICELAND 7.355 USA 7.082 IRELAND 7.076 FRANCE 6.764 GERMANY 6.672 UAE 7.144 UK 6.883 expatriate GROUP Designed by Expatriate Group. Providers of Health, Life, Travel & Income Protection insurance to international community for over a decade. For more information visit us at www.expatriategroup.com. References: http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/ http://www.bea.gov/national/consumer_spending.htm https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/managing-your-money/budgeting/spending/australian-spending-habits http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/140129/dq140129a-eng.htm http://cdn.thejournaLie/media/2012/03/Household-budget-survey.pdf https://ded.abudhabiae/en/media-center/PressReleases/Press%20relases%202012%20-%202013.pdf http://wsm.wsu.edu/researcher/WSMaugli billions.pdf http://www.internations.org/germany-expats/guide/16008-economy-finance/cost-of-living-in-germany-15974 http://beta2.statssa.gov.za/?p=944 http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1295325/middle-class-most-burdened-high-housing-costs http://www.newzealandnow.govt.nz/living-in-nz/money-tax/comparable-living-costs http://www.ilo.int/public/english/bureau/stat/download/articles/2006-21.pdf http://mecometer.com/topic/average-yearly-precipitation/ http://www.worldfactsandfigures.com/life_expectancy.php http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_average_wage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Happiness_Report http://www.hays.com/cs/groups/hays_common/@og/@content/documents/promotionalcontent/hays_920901.pdf