Melbourne a top choice for Asian expats
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4 March 2008
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Melbourne is the third most popular place for Asian expatriates to live, according to the latest Location Ranking Survey on expatriate living conditions.
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The annual survey, undertaken by ECA International - the world’s largest membership organisation for international human resources professionals – compared living standards in 254 locations, with Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra making the top ten.
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A number of categories were assessed, including climate, air quality, health services, housing and utilities, isolation, social network and leisure facilities, infrastructure, personal safety and political tensions.
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Overall scores are used by ECA member companies to establish allowances which compensate expatriate staff for the difficulties of living in their assignment location.
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Singapore topped the Asian-based ranking, which takes into account the home and destination country, while Baghdad remained the least desirable place for Asian expats to live.
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