27 CITIES AROUND THE WORLD WHERE EXPATS ARE HAPPY, RENTS ARE AFFORDABLE, AND JOBS ARE PLENTIFUL

If you're thinking about living abroad, the best people to ask for tips might be the people who have already done it: expats.

InterNations, an expatriate network and global guide, put together a list of the best cities for living and working abroad, according to expats they surveyed.

To compile the data, InterNations surveyed 7,985 expats living in 40 countries. A city had to be mentioned at least 45 times to be included. City rankings were determined based on the quality and cost of urban living, quality of work life and finances, and ease of settling into the city.

Here are the best overall cities for expats in 2017:

6 cities that know how to party

These six party hotspots know how to throw a shindig in the after-hours. From glitzy multi-level clubs to the craziest underground parties, they cater to your every hedonistic desire.

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New Orleans
This American city can be likened to a rebellious teen that never grows up. From the famously touristy Bourbon Street, littered with jazz clubs, restaurants, strip joints and bars, to Mardi Gras - there's never a dull moment in Orleans. Even a hurricane can't disrupt the party. Hurricane parties, in fact, are something of a tradition here - they started out as a way to make the best of a storm during lock-ins, and have turned into house-parties, thrown just about any place where people can get together and eat, drink and be merry. No doubt, N'awlins sure knows how to let its hair down.