Valencia named top city for expats

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. One expat from the UK said: “I love the opportunity to do activities in the outdoors regularly.” Over 85 per cent of residents felt happy about moving to the city, and many praised it for its excellent quality of life. In the working abroad category, Valencia scored some of the lowest points, with half of expats rating its local job market negatively, and a third highlighting its unfavourable career prospects. Coming up behind Valencia as overall best city for expats is Dubai, where two thirds said it was easy to deal with local authorities and 88 per cent said government services were clear and available. Dubai is followed by Mexico City, where 82 per cent of expats praised how easy it was to settle in; however, one in three did feel unhappy about their personal safety.