Dubai has ranked in the top five best cities in the world for expats to live and work in for 2021.

In a new ‘Expat Insider’ survey by InterNations over 12,000 people were surveyed across different areas including finances, quality of life, ease of moving and getting settled, housing and cost of living.

Per the survey, Dubai ranked number three on the list, a huge jump after ranking number 20 last year.

Specifically, Dubai ranked top when it came to ease of communication without speaking the local language and participants also noted it was easier to meet people and make friends due to the city’s diversity.

The only two cities to beat Dubai were Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia which took the number one spot and Malaga, Spain.

The top 10 cities for expatriates to live in for 2021 are as follows:

  1. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  2. Malaga, Spain
  3. Dubai, UAE
  4. Sydney, Australia
  5. Singapore, Singapore
  6. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  7. Prague, Czech Republic
  8. Mexico City, Mexico
  9. Basel, Switzerland
  10. Madrid, Spain

In another survey recently published, the UAE ranked top when it comes to the welfare and security of its residents.

Per Gallup’s 2021 Global Law and Order report, 95 per cent of the country’s residents feel safe, especially when walking alone at night, allowing them to top the charts in this category.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, shared his pride over this declaration.

Sharing his delight on social media His Highness noted how safe the UAE was for women and how they can walk home, be it day or night, “without fear”.

“According to the Gallup Report for Security and Order 2021, the UAE is the first in the world, for the number of residents who feel safe walking alone at night,” he said.

“Security is a blessing and safety is tranquillity. If a woman wanders alone at any hour of the day or night without fear, she knows that she is in the Emirates.”

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