75% globally), they are dissatisfied with the culinary variety and dining options (17% unhappy vs. While 84% rate the opportunities for recreational sports positively (vs. On the downside, Geneva ranks 44th in the Leisure Options Subcategory. 65% globally), and 86% believe that the government supports policies to protect the environment (vs.
83% globally), as well as the air quality (80% vs. They also appreciate the natural environment (96% happy vs. 64% globally) and feel that they can openly express themselves and their opinions (79% vs. It even comes third worldwide in the Safety & Security Subcategory: expats are satisfied with the political stability (89% happy vs. Similar to the other Swiss cities, Geneva does well in the Working Abroad (23rd) and Quality of Life (17th) Indices. Maybe this is one reason why more than a third of expats (34%) are unhappy with their social life in Geneva, compared to 26% globally. Geneva performs a little worse in the Ease of Settling In Index (36th), with 32% describing the local residents as generally unfriendly (vs. 79% globally) and find it easy to deal with the local bureaucracy/authorities (54% vs. Expats are, for example, happy with the access to high-speed internet at home (89% happy vs. Other than that, the Expat Essentials Index (34th) does not look too bad. 27% globally), Geneva comes 47th out of 50 in the Housing Subcategory.
Since housing is not only hard to afford (73% unhappy vs. While 73% still say that their disposable household income is about enough or more than enough to lead a comfortable life, which is about the same as the global average (72%), the city still ends up in a low 43rd place in the Personal Finance Index. Geneva even ranks last worldwide for the local cost of living (50th): 80% consider it too high, compared to 35% globally - 31% even find it extremely high (vs.
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