Research compares 50 of world’s hottest cities, analysing metrics together with WiFi pace, month-to-month value of dwelling, common rental prices, high quality of life, climate

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Revealed: Mon 2 Oct 2023, 6:00 AM

Abu Dhabi and Dubai have been ranked among the many finest locations for folks seeking to work remotely through the winter. The UAE Capital got here on the prime as a vacation spot for distant employees, with 10.2 hours of sunshine between October and February, whereas Dubai was ranked fourth.

This got here in a analysis observe launched by Enterprise Title Generator. The examine in contrast 50 of the world’s hottest cities, analysing metrics together with WiFi pace, month-to-month value of dwelling for nomads, common rental prices, high quality of life rating, winter sunshine hours, winter temperature and common flight time from London.

Also referred to as ‘digital nomads’, distant employees work just about from a vacation spot of their selection. When winter approaches, digital nomads transfer to hotter areas to flee the chilly climate.

With common winter temperatures of twenty-two.6°C, the UAE is the proper place for them to jet off to.

The UAE authorities had launched a distant work visa in 2021 that permits staff to dwell within the Emirates whereas they work for corporations based mostly overseas. The candidates making use of for the one-year distant work visa are required to submit proof that he/she works for an organisation outdoors the UAE and receives a month-to-month revenue of $3,500 (Dh12,845) or its equal.

The UAE capital is reachable from London in lower than eight hours. “Abu Dhabi’s distant work visa will permit them to learn from the capital’s heavenly seashores, heat climate and prime quality of life rating,” stated the examine.

The examine added that digital nomads flocking to Dubai ought to pack their summer season put on in preparation for one of many highest common winter temperatures. “They may even want loads of solar cream with town having fun with a mean of 8.6 hours of sunshine a day within the winter months,” it stated.

The emirate additionally offers “travellers with low-crime charges, clear streets and trailblazing infrastructure”.

The opposite cities cities that made it to the highest 10 are Singapore, Orlando, Houston, Buenos Aires, Melbourne and Lisbon.

In the meantime, New York, Zurich, Boston, Seattle and London had been discovered to be the most costly cities for digital nomads.

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