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End-of-Year Lists

December 30, 2009 by FutureExpat

End-of-Year Lists

International Living’s annual Quality of Life Index. Every year, IL produces a Quality of Life index, which usually differs quite a bit from their recommendations on best places to retire. France has topped the list for several years running.

  1. France (was #1 last year as well)
  2. Australia (moved up from #5 in 2009)
  3. Switzerland (down one spot)
  4. Germany (up from the #8 spot in 2009)
  5. New Zealand (up from #9)
  6. Luxembourg (down from #4)
  7. USA (down from #3)
  8. Belgium (down from #6)
  9. Canada (a big jump up, from #19)
  10. Italy (down from #7)

Top Ten Retirement Havens from Live and Invest Overseas

  1. Argentina
  2. Belize
  3. Chile
  4. Croatia
  5. Dominican Republic
  6. France
  7. Malaysia
  8. Panama
  9. Uruguay
  10. Vietnam


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Mercer’s Best Cities for 2009:

  1. Vienna, Austria (1st)
  2. Zurich, Switzerland (2nd)
  3. Geneva, Switzerland (3rd )
  4. Vancouver, Canada (tied 4th)
  5. Auckland, New Zealand (tied 4th)

Forbes list of The World’s Most Expensive Cities to Live. According to Forbes, the 10 most expensive cities are:

  1. Tokyo, Japan
  2. Osaka, Japan
  3. Moscow, Russia
  4. Geneva, Switzerland
  5. Hong Kong, China
  6. Zurich, Switzerland
  7. Copenhagen, Denmark
  8. New York, USA
  9. Beijing, China
  10. Singapore

2009 Best Retirement Havens, according to International Living:

  1. Cuenca, Ecuador
  2. Merida, Mexico
  3. Coronado, Panama
  4. Punta del Este, Uruguay
  5. Calitri, Italy

So there you have it. Some highly respected lists from 2009, and one for 2010.

Best wishes for a happy expat New Year!

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  1. Seamus McGraw says

    January 5, 2010 at 11:54 am

    Hi, love the site. I’m doing a magazine piece on becoming an expat and would love to chat with someone about some of the financial considerations. If you could shoot me an email I can explain in greater detail.

    Thanks,

    Seamus

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