Regardless of many employers mandating that staff come again into the workplace, some staff who skilled distant work through the pandemic are by no means going again.
Now, many of those distant staff are taking the chance to maneuver to locations higher suited to the work-from-home life.
A brand new report from world HR platform Distant.com examined 100 in style distant cities throughout the globe, rating them based mostly on components together with the standard of life they supply residents, security degree, web infrastructure, present financial components, and extra.
Just one U.S. metropolis cracked the highest 10 — Portland, Maine.
“Immigrant populations have elevated range of a historically hard-to-reach area, so worldwide guests might really feel extra at dwelling right here than in the remainder of Maine,” the report states. “Housing prices are on the rise on this coastal city however are nonetheless beneath the nationwide common.”
The subsequent U.S. metropolis is available in at No. 19 (Honolulu, Hawaii, for its “legendary seashores” and welcoming distant work coverage), adopted by No. 20, Des Moines, Iowa, for its “affordable housing prices” and a plethora of breweries (that shut early, the report notes).
New York Metropolis got here in at No. 21.
The No. 1 metropolis worldwide for distant staff is Madrid, Spain, in response to the report, which is “ever-welcoming” due to its low-income tax charge and “beneficiant expat visa choices” meant to draw freelance and distant staff.
The typical price of residing for a single individual in Madrid with out lease month-to-month is round $804, in response to the newest information from Numeo. The town is an estimated 49.5% cheaper (with out lease) than New York Metropolis.
Listed below are the highest 10 cities for distant staff throughout the globe, in response to the report.
10. Reykjavík, Iceland
Reykjavík, Iceland (Getty Photos)
9. Stockholm, Sweden
8. Taipei, Taiwan
7. Portland, Maine, USA
6. Paris, France
Paris, France (Getty Photos)
5. Tokyo, Japan
4. Auckland, New Zealand
3. Toronto, Canada
2. Madeira, Portugal
1. Madrid, Spain
Madrid, Spain (Getty Photos)
For the total report, go to right here.
