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Top 20 cities where English travels well (2018)

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The English Proficiency Index by EF Education First ranked which cities are the most -- and least -- accommodating to English speakers.
The English Proficiency Index by EF Education First ranked which cities are the most -- and least -- accommodating to English speakers.
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No. 20: Athens, Greece.
No. 20: Athens, Greece.
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No. 19: Lagos, Nigeria.
No. 19: Lagos, Nigeria.
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No. 18: Sofia, Bulgaria.
No. 18: Sofia, Bulgaria.
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No. 17: Lisbon, Portugal.
No. 17: Lisbon, Portugal.
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No. 16: Berlin.
No. 16: Berlin.
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No. 15: Zurich.
No. 15: Zurich.
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No. 14: Warsaw, Poland.
No. 14: Warsaw, Poland.
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No. 13: Brussels.
No. 13: Brussels.
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No. 12: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
No. 12: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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No. 11: Budapest, Hungary.
No. 11: Budapest, Hungary.
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No. 10: Prague.
No. 10: Prague.
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No. 9: Vienna.
No. 9: Vienna.
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No. 8: Manila, Philippines.
No. 8: Manila, Philippines.
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No. 7: Mumbai, India.
No. 7: Mumbai, India.
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No. 6: Helsinki, Finland.
No. 6: Helsinki, Finland.
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No. 5: Oslo, Norway.
No. 5: Oslo, Norway.
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No. 4: Johannesburg.
No. 4: Johannesburg.
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No. 3: New Delhi.
No. 3: New Delhi.
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No. 2: Stockholm.
No. 2: Stockholm.
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No. 1: Amsterdam.
No. 1: Amsterdam.
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The English Proficiency Index by EF Education First also ranks the cities where you're most likely to struggle if you don't know the local language.
The English Proficiency Index by EF Education First also ranks the cities where you're most likely to struggle if you don't know the local language.
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Astana, Kazakhstan.
Astana, Kazakhstan.
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Caracas, Venezuela.
Caracas, Venezuela.
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Algiers, Algeria.
Algiers, Algeria.
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Baghdad.
Baghdad.
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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The English Proficiency Index by EF Education First ranked which cities are the most -- and least -- accommodating to English speakers.
The English Proficiency Index by EF Education First ranked which cities are the most -- and least -- accommodating to English speakers.
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