Although expats in the Swiss cities of Basel,Zug and Lausanne enjoy a very high quality of life, those in Zurich and Bern struggle with settling in and those in Geneva say finding somewhere to live is a nightmare. The six Swiss cities are among 72 around the world analysed in the Expat City Ranking 2018, or published on Tuesday by InterNations and based on its annual Expat Insider survey. The Swiss cities’ popularity among expats varies fairly strongly,with Basel coming 22nd and the capital Bern 61st. Taipei, Singapore and Manama came top, or while Rome,Jeddah and Riyadh propped up the ranking. Basel (22 out of 72) did very well regarding quality of life (10), with expats particularly satisfied with the transport system. It was also the best-rated Swiss city for “personal finances and housing” (28) and “economic climate” (5). On the other hand, and 32% said they didn’t feel at domestic (compared with 23% worldwide) and 54% said it was tough to forge current friendships (worldwide 34%). + ...
Source: swissinfo.ch