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The Great Expat & Traveler Survey 2026

Expat, nomad, traveler or future expat? 2 minutes to share your experience and discover the global community results.

9,563 participants
❓ 17 questions
⚡ ~2 min
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You are...

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What is your nationality?

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What is your native language?

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What country do you currently live in?

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How long have you been abroad?

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Why did you move abroad? (multiple answers)

Multiple answers allowed

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What problems have you encountered? (multiple answers)

Multiple answers allowed

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Which impacted you the most?

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What is your total monthly budget?

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The cost of living in your host country is...

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How do you manage health coverage?

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How do you send money abroad?

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Your satisfaction with life abroad?

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Which services would be useful? (multiple answers)

Multiple answers allowed

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Would you pay for legal or admin help?

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Do you know what SOS-Expat.com is for?

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Any advice for future expats or travelers? (optional)

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Thank you!

Your answers help the global community.

📊 Community results (9563 participants)

1. You are...

✈️ Settled expat 39%
🌍 Future expat 15%
💻 Digital nomad 19%
🏖️ Vacationer / Traveler 18%
🎓 Student abroad 8%

2. What is your nationality?

__countries__ 0%

3. What is your native language?

🇫🇷 French 12%
🇬🇧 English 10%
🇪🇸 Spanish 10%
🇩🇪 German 8%
🇵🇹 Portuguese 7%
🇷🇺 Russian 5%

4. What country do you currently live in?

__countries__ 0%

5. How long have you been abroad?

⏱️ Less than 6 months 11%
📅 6 months - 1 year 16%
📆 1 - 3 years 27%
🗓️ 3 - 5 years 24%
🏠 5+ years 17%
✨ Not yet 5%

6. Why did you move abroad? (multiple answers)

💼 Work / Transfer 45%
💕 Love / Family 20%
🎓 Studies 18%
🌴 Quality of life 21%
💰 Financial reasons 16%
🏃 Adventure / Discovery 24%

7. What problems have you encountered? (multiple answers)

📋 Administrative procedures 24%
🏠 Finding housing 24%
🏦 Opening a bank account 25%
🗣️ Language barrier 27%
🏥 Access to healthcare 24%
😔 Loneliness / isolation 26%

8. Which impacted you the most?

📋 Admin procedures 30%
🏠 Housing 24%
🏦 Banking 10%
🗣️ Language 14%
🏥 Healthcare 10%
😔 Loneliness 8%

9. What is your total monthly budget?

💰 Less than $1,000 14%
💵 $1,000 - $2,000 16%
💳 $2,000 - $3,500 24%
💎 $3,500 - $5,000 26%
🏆 More than $5,000 20%

10. The cost of living in your host country is...

🟢 Much cheaper 7%
🟡 Cheaper 14%
⚪ About the same 27%
🟠 More expensive 32%
🔴 Much more expensive 20%

11. How do you manage health coverage?

🌐 Private international insurance 28%
🏛️ Local social security 22%
🏢 Employer insurance 22%
❌ No coverage 16%
❓ I don't know 12%

12. How do you send money abroad?

🏦 Traditional bank 22%
📱 Wise, Revolut, N26... 36%
💸 Western Union, MoneyGram... 12%
₿ Crypto 12%
🚫 I don't send money 18%

13. Your satisfaction with life abroad?

😫 Very dissatisfied 3%
😕 Dissatisfied 8%
😐 Neutral 17%
😊 Satisfied 41%
🤩 Very satisfied 31%

14. Which services would be useful? (multiple answers)

⚖️ Legal help (visa, contracts) 28%
📋 Admin help (taxes) 28%
🏠 Finding housing 28%
🛡️ International insurance 28%
🗣️ Language courses 29%
🤝 Expat community 28%

15. Would you pay for legal or admin help?

✅ Yes, without hesitation 18%
👍 Yes, if reasonably priced 39%
🤔 Maybe, depends 29%
🚫 No, I look for free options 13%

16. Do you know what SOS-Expat.com is for?

✅ Yes, it's a platform to solve any type of problem worldwide in under 5 minutes 20%
🤔 I've heard of it but I'm not sure exactly 23%
❌ No, I'm discovering it through this survey 40%
💡 I thought it was something else 17%

17. Any advice for future expats or travelers? (optional)

"Research local taxes."
"Research local taxes."
"Get health insurance before you leave."

🌍 Participants by region

US US
630
GB GB
280
CA CA
209
AU AU
193
IT IT
85
IN IN
70
NL NL
66
SG SG
59
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FAQ

How to participate in this survey?
Answer the questions above (a few minutes). No registration required. Your answers are anonymous and contribute to real-time community statistics.
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