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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.

6,321 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 (6321 participants)

1. You are...

✈️ Settled expat 41%
🌍 Future expat 18%
💻 Digital nomad 19%
🏖️ Vacationer / Traveler 15%
🎓 Student abroad 7%

2. What is your nationality?

__countries__ 0%

3. What is your native language?

🇫🇷 French 12%
🇬🇧 English 9%
🇪🇸 Spanish 10%
🇩🇪 German 7%
🇵🇹 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 10%
📅 6 months - 1 year 15%
📆 1 - 3 years 30%
🗓️ 3 - 5 years 24%
🏠 5+ years 16%
✨ Not yet 5%

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

💼 Work / Transfer 21%
💕 Love / Family 18%
🎓 Studies 20%
🌴 Quality of life 20%
💰 Financial reasons 19%
🏃 Adventure / Discovery 21%

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

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

8. Which impacted you the most?

📋 Admin procedures 36%
🏠 Housing 14%
🏦 Banking 9%
🗣️ Language 16%
🏥 Healthcare 10%
😔 Loneliness 10%

9. What is your total monthly budget?

💰 Less than $1,000 25%
💵 $1,000 - $2,000 22%
💳 $2,000 - $3,500 20%
💎 $3,500 - $5,000 18%
🏆 More than $5,000 16%

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

🟢 Much cheaper 7%
🟡 Cheaper 16%
⚪ About the same 26%
🟠 More expensive 31%
🔴 Much more expensive 19%

11. How do you manage health coverage?

🌐 Private international insurance 25%
🏛️ Local social security 22%
🏢 Employer insurance 20%
❌ No coverage 17%
❓ I don't know 16%

12. How do you send money abroad?

🏦 Traditional bank 25%
📱 Wise, Revolut, N26... 23%
💸 Western Union, MoneyGram... 20%
₿ Crypto 17%
🚫 I don't send money 15%

13. Your satisfaction with life abroad?

😫 Very dissatisfied 5%
😕 Dissatisfied 9%
😐 Neutral 21%
😊 Satisfied 40%
🤩 Very satisfied 25%

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

⚖️ Legal help (visa, contracts) 27%
📋 Admin help (taxes) 28%
🏠 Finding housing 29%
🛡️ International insurance 27%
🗣️ Language courses 28%
🤝 Expat community 29%

15. Would you pay for legal or admin help?

✅ Yes, without hesitation 17%
👍 Yes, if reasonably priced 39%
🤔 Maybe, depends 29%
🚫 No, I look for free options 14%

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 10%
🤔 I've heard of it but I'm not sure exactly 17%
❌ No, I'm discovering it through this survey 59%
💡 I thought it was something else 14%

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

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

🌍 Participants by region

AU AU
43
FR FR
38
NG NG
35
AR AR
35
JP JP
34
UA UA
34
HK HK
33
RU RU
32
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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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Can I see results after voting?
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