Regardless of many employers mandating that workers come again into the workplace, some staff who skilled distant work in the course of 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 widespread distant cities throughout the globe, rating them primarily based on elements together with the standard of life they supply residents, security degree, web infrastructure, present financial elements, 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 residence right here than in the remainder of Maine,” the report states. “Housing prices are on the rise on this coastal city however are nonetheless under 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 accordance with the report, which is “ever-welcoming” due to its low-income tax price and “beneficiant expat visa choices” meant to draw freelance and distant staff.
The common value of residing for a single particular person in Madrid with out hire month-to-month is round $804, in accordance with the newest information from Numeo. The town is an estimated 49.5% cheaper (with out hire) than New York Metropolis.
Listed below are the highest 10 cities for distant staff throughout the globe, in accordance with the report.
10. Reykjavík, Iceland
Reykjavík, Iceland (Getty Pictures)
9. Stockholm, Sweden
8. Taipei, Taiwan
7. Portland, Maine, USA
6. Paris, France
Paris, France (Getty Pictures)
5. Tokyo, Japan
4. Auckland, New Zealand
3. Toronto, Canada
2. Madeira, Portugal
1. Madrid, Spain
Madrid, Spain (Getty Pictures)
For the total report, go to right here.