Thinking of moving abroad? These are officially the world's most liveable cities for expats in 2026
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Thinking of moving abroad? These are officially the world's most liveable cities for expats in 2026
"Global Citizen Solutions has the answers. The residency and citizenship planning advisory firm has published its inaugural guide to the World's Most Liveable Cities for Expats, pitting 35 cities across six continents against one another to assess where's best for the increasing number of citizens seeking new opportunities."
"Global Citizen Solutions' Global Intelligence Unit (GIU) has assessed each destination through the lens of relocation, incorporating passport mobility rights as a core dimension of livability. Liana Simonyan, researcher for Global Citizen Solutions' GIU, said, " Affordability, social integration, and structural quality rarely co-occur within the same city. The index renders these competing priorities explicit and measurable - which is precisely what advisors and individuals need when making high-stakes relocation decisions.""
"To identify the best cities for expats to move to, Global Citizen Solutions assessed each location across seven liveable cities indicators: cost of living, safety, air quality, healthcare, ease of settling in, English proficiency, and enhanced mobility. Data is taken from publicly available datasets to create a score between 0 and 100."
Estimates from the UK Office for National Statistics indicate 693,000 people emigrated from the UK in the year leading up to June 2025, including 252,000 British nationals. Global Citizen Solutions published an inaugural guide ranking the world’s most liveable cities for expats, comparing 35 cities across six continents. The assessment uses passport mobility rights as a core dimension of livability and evaluates relocation through seven indicators: cost of living, safety, air quality, healthcare, ease of settling in, English proficiency, and enhanced mobility. Publicly available datasets are used to generate a score between 0 and 100 for each city, aiming to make relocation priorities explicit and measurable.
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