In this article we are going to list the 10 best countries to live and work in 2021. For a detailed coverage of this topic and a more comprehensive list, please head on over to the 20 best countries to live and work in 2021.
10. Sweden
World Happiness ranking: 7.343
Average monthly salary: $3,100
Cost of living index: 69.83
Property price to income ratio: 9.27
Quality of healthcare: 69.23
Sweden is home to a thriving job market, especially in Stockholm and has rich culture in addition to a high standard of living.
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9. Australia
World Happiness ranking: 7.228
Average monthly salary: $3,900
Cost of living index: 73.53
Property price to income ratio: 7.52
Quality of healthcare: 73.54
Australia has been one of the most successful countries to combat Covid-19, and has a quite high basic average income.
8. Israel
World Happiness ranking: 7.139
Average monthly salary (in GBP): $2,700
Cost of living index: 81.15
Property price to income ratio: 12.83
Quality of healthcare: 73.29
Israel has been a major recipient of aid from the United States, which has led to the small country becoming quite advanced. Its own citizens have a lot of opportunities, and is a great place to move to, as long as you’re fine with the country’s policy of destroying homes and lives of Palestinians.
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7. Netherlands
World Happiness ranking: 7.488
Average monthly salary: $3,200
Cost of living index: 73.75
Property price to income ratio: 7.51
Quality of healthcare: 74.65
Talk about the Netherlands and people only think about Amsterdam. Talk about Amsterdam and people only think about weed and the red light district. However, it is much more and easily one of the best places to move to if it’s possible.
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6. Finland
World Happiness ranking: 7.769
Average monthly salary: $3,200
Cost of living index: 70.38
Property price to income ratio: 8.35
Quality of healthcare: 75.79
Finland is one of the best places to live and work in 2021 especially if you want to maintain an extremely decent work life balance.
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5. Iceland
World Happiness ranking: 7.494
Average monthly salary: $3,200
Cost of living index: 100.48
Property price to income ratio: 6.74
Quality of healthcare: 65.92
The Nordic country may only have a population of 350,000 people, with the majority of the company untouched by humans and is one of the most incredible countries you could ever visit. Iceland also has high average monthly income for its residents.
4. Singapore
World Happiness ranking: 6.262
Average monthly salary: $3,900
Cost of living index: 81.1
Property price to income ratio: 22.31
Quality of healthcare: 70.84
The business hub of the world has changed drastically over the years and now represents its image of being a global financial center, where many major companies across the world maintain offices. It does have a high cost of living though, and is particularly regressive against the LGBT community, which are considerations to think about before moving there.
3. Denmark
World Happiness ranking: 7.6
Average monthly salary: $4,000
Cost of living index: 83
Property price to income ratio: 7.45
Quality of healthcare: 80
The Scandinavian country ranks third in our list of best places to live and work in 2021, with its excellent quality of life, great job opportunities and high stability and security.
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2. Norway
World Happiness ranking: 7.554
Average monthly salary: $3,600
Cost of living index: 101.43
Property price to income ratio: 8.77
Quality of healthcare: 74.36
It is not surprising to see Nordic companies making this list and Norway is the best of them all, with its riches coming from its vast oil resources, which is has used well to create an extremely high standard of living as well as healthy job employment.
1. Switzerland
World Happiness ranking: 7.48
Average monthly salary: $6,800
Cost of living index: 122.4
Property price to income ratio: 8.68
Quality of healthcare: 72.44
Topping the list of the best countries to live and work in 2021 is Switzerland, which is known for having the highest minimum wage in the world. It is also one of the most beautiful countries in the world, as well as being known for its extremely high standards of living, though the potential downside is the fact that is has one of the highest costs of living globally too.
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