The source adds the following information: 'This ranking was made by analysing global search data for common phrases typically used when researching moving abroad and summing the total of these searches for all cities. The starting list includes all cities on Resonance’s ‘World’s Best Cities’ and Euro Monitor’s ‘Top 100 City Destinations’ lists, as well as some additional cities that were drawn from credible sources including Culture Trip and Business Insider about popular city destinations.'
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Leading European cities for expats looking to move abroad 2022, by number of searches
Edinburgh was the most sought after destination in Europe for expats looking to move abroad as of 2022, with an average of * online searches per month. Dublin had the second-highest number of online searches, at around * searches per month, followed by Barcelona at *.
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