Top expat cities

United Kingdom

London

#1 Top 5 cities

London is the country's strongest expat and career center, but with exceptionally high housing costs.

Country overview

Population

8 961 989

Year-round temperatures

Day: 8°C aĆŸ 24°C

Night: 3°C aĆŸ 15°C

Climate

Temperate oceanic climate with a cool winter and mild summer.

Distance to the sea

60 km

Social atmosphere

8/10

Costs

Housing cost 1/10
Food cost 2/10

Business friendliness

9/10

Safety

7/10

London is broadly safe by major-city standards, but phone theft, pickpocketing, robbery and neighbourhood differences require routine urban caution.

Natural disaster resilience

8/10

Severe earthquakes are very unlikely; the practical hazards are river and surface-water flooding, heatwaves and occasional disruptive storms.

Other scores

Other scores

Internet availability 9/10
Internet speed 8/10
Internet stability 8/10
Electricity stability 9/10

Community types

  • Corporate expats
  • Students
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Digital nomads

Largest nationality groups

  • 🇼🇳Indians
  • đŸ‡ș🇾Americans
  • đŸ‡«đŸ‡·French
  • đŸ‡”đŸ‡±Poles

Pros / Cons

Pros

  • +Large international community
  • +Quality services
  • +Airport access
  • +International environment

Cons

  • −Higher living costs
  • −Traffic congestion
  • −Noise
  • −Higher prices