Thailand: Switzerland leads 10 best countries for expats - here is the list

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Switzerland leads 10 best countries for expats - here is the list

BANGKOK: -- Expat love Switzerland and nine other countries. What would be your country of choice when living abroad. Read this article and find out the latest top 10 list.

Expat Explorer League Table 2014

1. Switzerland
2. Singapore
3. China
4. Germany
5. Bahrain
6. New Zealand
7. Thailand
8. Taiwan
9. India
10. Hong Kong

The survey reveals that expats living in Switzerland enjoy the best of expat life, with the country ranking first out of 34 countries.

From a financial wellbeing perspective, Switzerland emerges as a destination to advance career prospects and receive a healthy salary while also maintaining a good work/life balance. One quarter (25%) of expats in Switzerland earn more than USD200,000 p.a., yet over half (51%) report a better work/life balance since moving.

Expats in Switzerland also have a lot of confidence in the local economy, with almost half (47%) saying they are very satisfied with the state of the local economy - the highest proportion for any country included in this year's survey.

Many expats in Switzerland comment on the country's high quality of air and pleasant surroundings, with three-quarters (75%) agreeing that this is an improvement on their home country.

Expat parents also report that Switzerland offers benefits for families too, believing their offspring are now safer (81%), enjoy a better quality of life (77%) and receive a better education (65%).

Asia: a hotspot for high-earning expats

Asia emerges from this year's survey as the best region for financial wellbeing, with nearly one fifth (19%) of expats earning over USD200,000 p.a. and 65% saying they have more disposable income since relocating.

China is home to the largest proportion of high-earning expats in the world - nearly two-fifths (38%) earn over USD200,000 p.a and over three quarters (76%) have more disposable income than they did at home.

Elsewhere in Asia, around a quarter of expats in India (24%) and Hong Kong (23%) earn over the USD200,000 p.a. mark, with 56% and 63% respectively saying they have greater disposable income than before.

Full story: http://www.eturbonews.com/51725/switzerland-leads-10-best-countries-expats-here-list

-- eTN2014-10-22

[cooked]

I left the place after 40 years and only miss a few things.

[The stuttering parrot]

What's the best thing about Switzerland ?

Nothing but their flag is a Big Plus!

[JoePai]

I left the place after 40 years and only miss a few things.

But they do make exceedingly good chocolate …

[Andrew65]

I left the place after 40 years and only miss a few things.

You mean Switzerland?

[Andrew65]

Bahrain's probably my favourite place in the ME.

[cooked]

I left the place after 40 years and only miss a few things.

You mean Switzerland?

Let me think now... yes, the thread IS about Switzerland....

[Andrew65]

I left the place after 40 years and only miss a few things.

You mean Switzerland?

Let me think now... yes, the thread IS about Switzerland....

Sorry, only looked at the list and the comments

[jaltsc]

I enjoy living in Thailand, but It and India seem out of place. On one hand, there are countries on the list where there is opportunity to earn $200,000 annually, and in Thailand, it is nearly impossible to get a work permit which enables one to earn at best, a livable wage. Education for children might be adequate but only if one sends their children to a private school. Healthcare is not up to the standards of the other nations on the list. Air quality depends where in Thailand on lives. There is no mention about road safety.

If they are comparing countries where the living is affordable and easy, the people are friendly, the local food is cheap and plentiful, and there is the feeling of relative safety, then Thailand is right up there. However, this survey seems to be comparing apples and oranges.

Edited October 22, 2014 by jaltsc

[JOC]

Apples and oranges!!

[mojorison]

What's the best thing about Switzerland ?

Nothing but their flag is a Big Plus!

Are you here all week?

[thailiketoo]

I left the place after 40 years and only miss a few things.

But they do make exceedingly good chocolate …

Teuscher Chocolates of Switzerland (The best Swiss Chocolate) & Cocoa Lounge - Thailand

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/sunday/Chocolate-to-die-for-30242663.html

Edited October 22, 2014 by thailiketoo

[nong38]

Well, what a rum list, why would anyone want to live in China or India apart from Chinese and Indians? Still good see Thailand at number 7, next time bound to be higher, its a hub you know.

[ginjag]

Bahrain's probably my favourite place in the ME.

Think of walking street---the drunken evenings---the joy of freedom---for minorities so secure----and not forgetting camel milk.

[Pib]

The article implies to me "rich" expats go to Switzerland...guess I'll be staying in Thailand.

Edited October 22, 2014 by Pib

[Prbkk]

Apples and oranges!!

I don't think Switzerland grows oranges or apples. Imported from Spain and Turkey.

[hansgruber]

I left the place after 40 years and only miss a few things.

But they do make exceedingly good chocolate …

Also launder money well.

The list could read for the best places to hide your ill gotten money.

Sent from my LG-D858

[Patsycat]

See. I'm not just a pretty face. I even live in the bestest country in the World!!

But like most places it does have it's flaws. Nowhere is perfect.

Edited October 22, 2014 by Patsycat

[marcusd]

My two cents reply can be found on Tripadvisor on Thailand ...

http://www.tripadvisor.com.au/ShowTopic-g1566927-i18413-k4311650-What_to_do_where_to_go-Bang_Saphan_Prachuap_Khiri_Khan_Province.html#61992414

I have had enough and only making waves will things change as they have in every other country that protested. Thailand only understand MONETARY LOSSES as a protest . They must learn to be more open. What is wrong with being fair?

[trainman34014]

1,2,4,5,6 and number 10 you need a stack of cash to live in or a very good job to support yourself. I considered living in China myself and the price was right, women right etc but just felt uneasy about the Communist rule. Some of the stories i was told about what had happened to people's relatives there were pretty horrific, so here i am in number 7 for better or worse !

[zydeco]

Does this mean more are on the way, here? I hope not.

[inwardglee]

Apples and oranges!!

I don't think Switzerland grows oranges or apples. Imported from Spain and Turkey.

Mhhh … oranges no … apples lots of varieties … I miss them.

Switzerland: Great for rich peops (quality peops, in Thai slang …)

Thailand: Great for poor peops (losers, alcoholics, womanizers …)

lol

[schweizer]

If I was thinking with my head I would go back and live in Switzerland

Thank God I rarely think

[manarak]

The authors of the article have probably never lived in Switzerland.

It's perfect for corporate drones, whipped modern daddies, mainstream boredom, etc.

zzzzzzzzzz

[bapoboy]

2. singapore ??? what a joke, sharia laws and torture, allah hu akhbar... not goood....

[Commerce]

Ex-pats from where? Thai ex-pats living in Switzerland? What a ridiculous OP.

I'd like to know of a Thai ex-pat earning $200,000 plus in Switzerland.

Or are all farang considered as equal ex-pats, form some caucasionally populated cuntry?

Ohhh! I SEE... now... Thailand ranks itself 7th in the world list of FARANG best places to live and earn a good living.

Go shove it up your a*ss8ole !!

[cooked]

Apples and oranges!!

I don't think Switzerland grows oranges or apples. Imported from Spain and Turkey.

Is this a joke? No apples? Don't make comments when you don't know anything about the place.

[lelapin]

I left the place after 40 years and only miss a few things.

But they do make exceedingly good chocolate …

xx

[cooked]

I left the place after 40 years and only miss a few things.

But they do make exceedingly good chocolate …

Also launder money well.

The list could read for the best places to hide your ill gotten money.

Sent from my LG-D858

I'm being forced to defend my country. There are plenty of places that are much much better than Switzerland for laundering money. Google it, you won't find Switzerland in there.

[thailiketoo]

I left the place after 40 years and only miss a few things.

But they do make exceedingly good chocolate …

Also launder money well.

The list could read for the best places to hide your ill gotten money.

Sent from my LG-D858

I'm being forced to defend my country. There are plenty of places that are much much better than Switzerland for laundering money. Google it, you won't find Switzerland in there.

I think you mean before the USA forced Switzerland to comply with US law.

Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. government sued UBS AG, Switzerland’s largest bank, to try to force disclosure of the identities of as many as 52,000 American customers who allegedly hid their secret Swiss accounts from U.S. tax authorities.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=axZmpp36b_OA

The current crackdown on offshore accounts began in earnest in 2009. UBS Bank, Switzerland’s largest, avoided prosecution by admitting it encouraged tax evasion and paying a $780 million criminal fine.

Edited October 22, 2014 by thailiketoo