Singapore best place for expats to live and work
SINGAPORE - Singapore emerged for the fourth year in a row as the best place for expatriates to live and work, coming ahead of countries like New Zealand, Germany and Canada in an annual survey conducted by HSBC.
But the highest expat salaries are found elsewhere - in Switzerland, the United States and Hong Kong - according to HSBC's latest annual Expat Explorer survey which polled 22,318 expats, including over 500 residing in Singapore.
Expats here earned an average of US$162,000(S$224,000), US$56,000 more than the global average - placing Singapore in fifth place for expat salaries, behind Switzerland, the US, Hong Kong and China.