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Oceania

High-trust societies, dramatic nature and some of the world's most liveable cities.

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Australia flag
Australia

Australia delivers top-5 quality of life and 147 purchasing power — endless beaches, year-round sun, and English-speaking ease at…

Canberra
25,687,041
New Zealand flag
New Zealand

New Zealand delivers top-10 quality of life at 60% of global living costs—your high purchasing power buys epic adventures and pure air in…

Wellington
5,084,300
Fiji flag
Fiji

Fiji delivers tropical island life—sunny beaches, instant expat friendships, and a quality of life index beating 126—all at 35% of global…

Suva
896,444
Indonesia flag
Indonesia

Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state, comprising over 17,000 islands spanning a vast maritime region in Southeast Asia.…

Jakarta
273,523,621
Vanuatu flag
Vanuatu

Vanuatu is an archipelagic nation located in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising approximately 80 islands stretching across roughly 1,300…

Port Vila
307,150
Papua New Guinea flag
Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea is a diverse and complex nation located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, occupying the eastern half of the island of…

Port Moresby
8,947,027
Solomon Islands flag
Solomon Islands

The Solomon Islands is an archipelagic nation located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, comprising approximately 900 islands spread…

Honiara
686,878
American Samoa flag
American Samoa

Where fa'a Samoa—a living culture, not a museum piece—shapes daily life at a fraction of Western costs, and the matai system keeps…

Pago Pago
55,197
Christmas Island flag
Christmas Island

Christmas Island is a small Australian territory in the Indian Ocean, roughly 350 kilometers south of Java, Indonesia. With just over…

Flying Fish Cove
2,072
Cocos (Keeling) Islands flag
Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Cocos (Keeling) Islands: Indian Ocean isolation meets Australian stability—no visa hassles, zero income tax, and a cost of living that…

West Island
544
Cook Islands flag
Cook Islands

Cook Islands deliver barefoot island life—NZ passport perks, endless sun, and a pace that swaps your commute for coral reefs.

Avarua
18,100
French Polynesia flag
French Polynesia

French Polynesia swaps your rush for island slow life — French perks without perfect French, English-friendly locals, and endless atolls…

Papeetē
280,904
Guam flag
Guam

Guam trades mainland US taxes for tropical island living in USD — no passport required, year-round warmth, and a tight-knit expat…

Hagåtña
168,783
Kiribati flag
Kiribati

Kiribati swaps your daily grind for eternal equatorial sun and island time — paid in familiar AUD, in one of Oceania's last unspoiled…

South Tarawa
119,446
Marshall Islands flag
Marshall Islands

The Marshall Islands is a sovereign nation located in the central Pacific Ocean, comprising 29 coral atolls and 5 individual islands…

Majuro
59,194
Micronesia flag
Micronesia

Micronesia represents a fascinating yet challenging destination for expatriates, characterized by its scattered island landscape across…

Palikir
115,021
Nauru flag
Nauru

Nauru delivers profound community on a 21 sq km island of 10,000—English spoken widely, AUD currency, pure Pacific intimacy minus the…

Yaren
10,834
New Caledonia flag
New Caledonia

New Caledonia is a French Pacific territory with a distinctly Melanesian character, located east of Australia and north of New Zealand.…

Nouméa
271,960
Niue flag
Niue

Niue is a small, self-governing island nation in the South Pacific, roughly 2,400 kilometres northeast of New Zealand, with which it…

Alofi
1,470
Norfolk Island flag
Norfolk Island

Norfolk Island swaps mainland rush for 50km/h roads, instant community hugs, and endless unspoilt trails — just 2.5 hours from Australia…

Kingston
2,302
Northern Mariana Islands flag
Northern Mariana Islands

The Northern Mariana Islands is a United States commonwealth located in the western Pacific Ocean, specifically in the Micronesia region.…

Saipan
57,557
Palau flag
Palau

Palau is a small island nation located in the western Pacific Ocean, part of the Micronesia region. Situated east of the Philippines and…

Ngerulmud
18,092
Pitcairn flag
Pitcairn

Pitcairn delivers the ultimate expat escape: 50-strong community, no crime, endless ocean views — yours for a simple residency application…

Adamstown
56
Samoa flag
Samoa

Samoa swaps your Western hustle for barefoot island pace and eternal tropical warmth — trade high costs for HDI-level living on WST that…

Apia
198,410
Tonga flag
Tonga

Tonga is a unique Polynesian kingdom comprising over 170 islands in the South Pacific, offering expats an intimate and distinctly…

Nuku'alofa
105,697
Tuvalu flag
Tuvalu

Tuvalu trades urban complexity for island simplicity — a Pacific nation where your cost of living plummets, your commute vanishes, and a…

Funafuti
11,792
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Wallis And Futuna

Wallis and Futuna is a tiny French overseas territory nestled in the remote South Pacific, offering a uniquely isolated yet culturally…

Mata-Utu
11,750