Bangkok was rated behind Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Ho Chi Minh City as the best place for expats to live in Southeast Asia in a global survey released on Wednesday.
Expat City Ranking 2021 by InterNations showed the Thai capital was ranked 11th globally out of 57 cities rated by expats. It was a big jump from last year's survey, which put Bangkok at 30th out of 66 cities.
Expats living in Thailand were impressed with the low cost of living and affordable housing and friendly local people, among other things.
But the quality of urban living and lack of career opportunities on offer for them were negatives.
The survey by InterNations, which has 4 million members in 420 cities, this year asked 12,420 expats in 57 chosen cities to rate their place of residence.
In Southeast Asia, Bangkok was rated fourth, behind Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Ho Chi Minh City. The Malaysian capital dethroned Singapore as the top choice in the region.
In fact, Kuala Lumpur was rated best city in the world this year.
