[Mark Stücklin]

“Madrid Revealed as the Best City to Relocate to for Remote Working, Followed by Istanbul and Budapest!” says the headline of an article about the quality of life and cost of living in different cities by UK-based CIA Landlord Insurance.

They go on to explain why Madrid came out number one, but seem to conflate Madrid with Spain, the country it is capital of.

With an extremely high amount of annual tourists, cheap flights and a low cost of living – Madrid comes out on top as the best location to move to for remote working based on a variety of cost and popularity reasons. On average, the country welcomes over 82 million tourists a year, and with over 594 attractions to visit – there will never be days short of new places to explore in the city. Despite its relatively high rent for a 1-bed (£895), flights to and from the city from London will cost you nothing short of a £46 return – allowing freedom when it comes to traveling cheap. 

So, the ranking for top 10 cities is as follows:

Top 10 Cities to Relocate to for Remote Working

 

 

Rank	City	Takeaway Cost	Pint Cost	Transport Cost	Bill + Wifi Cost	Rent Price	Time Zone (GMT)	Flight Price	Number of Annual Tourists	Number of Landmarks	Airbnb Cost Per Night
1	Madrid	£11	£2.7	£1.4	£159	£895	+1	£46	82,773,000	594	£28
2	Istanbul	£4	£1.8	£0.4	£69	£258	+3	£87	45,768,000	568	£43
3	Budapest	£5	£1.4	£0.9	£144	£417	+1	£46	17,552,000	339	£22
4	Tirane	£4	£1.3	£0.3	£81	£270	+1	£115	5,340,000	32	£17
5	Rome	£14	£4.5	£1.4	£179	£858	+1	£75	61,567,200	1,430	£38
6	Lisbon	£7	£1.8	£1.4	£128	£808	0	£48	16,186,000	458	£28
7	Warsaw	£5	£2.0	£0.9	£154	£589	+1	£48	19,622,000	295	£21
8	Moscow	£7	£2.3	£0.6	£107	£722	+3	£192	24,551,000	1,772	£25
9	Prague	£5	£1.4	£0.8	£172	£698	+1	£38	10,611,000	567	£26
10	Sofia	£6	£1.4	£0.7	£105	£349	+2	£60	9,273,000	145	£18

What they describe as “Top 10 Worst Cities to Relocate to for Remote Working” are all basically expensive cities to live in, though arguably some like Geneva have one of the highest standards of living in the world.

Rank	City	Takeaway Cost	Pint Cost	Transport Cost	Bill + Wifi Cost	Rent Price	Time Zone (GMT)	Flight Price	Number of Annual Tourists	Number of Landmarks	Airbnb Cost Per Night
1	Monaco	£25	£5.9	£1.8	£227	£3,499	+1	£62	347,000	28	£120
2	Geneva	£21	£6.8	£2.6	£236	£1,712	+1	£50	10,362,000	51	£49
3	Vaduz	£21	£5.5	£4.5	£211	£1,238	+1	£61	85,300	21	£42
4	Antananarivo	£1	£0.6	£0.1	£102	£231	+3	£607	291,000	17	£66
5	Luxembourg	£15	£4.5	£1.6	£252	£1,410	+1	£53	1,018,000	92	£58
6	Oslo	£15	£7.5	£3.0	£160	£1,094	+1	£55	5,688,000	164	£35
7	Copenhagen	£15	£6.1	£2.9	£212	£1,209	+1	£40	12,749,000	184	£50
8	Amsterdam	£14	£4.5	£2.9	£195	£1,453	+1	£61	18,780,000	515	£83
9	Helsinki	£11	£5.6	£2.5	£95	£907	+2	£167	3,224,000	148	£44
10	Reykjavik	£15	£7.0	£2.7	£123	£1,149	0	£67	2,343,800	62	£49

You can see the full report here https://www.cia-landlords.co.uk/landlord-news-advice/dream-remote-work-locations/

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