moving overseas – region guides
Your Guides to Worldwide Destinations: Living, Teaching and Learning
With so many international schools available, one of the most exciting parts of teaching overseas is deciding where in the world to go!
Each region offers something different — from lifestyle and cost of living to work culture, schooling options, and travel opportunities.
For teaching families, choosing the right destination isn’t just about the job. It shapes your daily life, children’s education, support network, and long-term plans.
Whether you’re drawn to vibrant cities, tropical beaches, cultural hubs, or quieter rural life, there’s a destination that’s the right fit for your family.
Not sure how to choose?
Start with our Guide to Choosing Where to Teach Abroad — it breaks down the key factors families should consider before signing a contract.
Teaching Destinations Around the World
Explore what life looks like for teaching families in each region.
From cost of living to schooling and lifestyle, our region guides will help you understand what to expect — and what questions to ask before you move.
Asia
Home to some of the world’s fastest-growing international school markets, offering competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a high demand for experienced teachers.
Middle East
Reputation for offering some of the best tax-free teaching salaries in the world. Some packages include housing, flights, and family benefits, but be aware of lifestyle restrictions.
Europe
Highly desirable with strong labour laws, work-life balance, and excellent schools. Salaries don’t always match the cost of living, and non-EU teachers may find securing a role more challenging.
Africa
Africa’s international school sector is rapidly growing, with demand for teachers in many major cities. While living standards vary, many schools offer competitive salaries with benefits.
Latin America
Latin America offers a low cost of living, friendly communities, and beautiful landscapes.
Salaries aren’t as high as other regions, but lower living costs make it manageable.
Destinations for Teachers: Seeking Your Feedback
We’ll continue to update our guides on different destinations around the world based on your feedback and input. We want to ensure they accurately reflect what it’s really like to live and teach internationally in different destinations across the world.
Whether you’re living in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America or Asia we’d love to hear from you. Our international families teacher survey is still open, and we’re scouring through the feedback to ensure the information on this site is as up-to-date and accurate as possible.
If you have any further feedback or more up-to-date information about the cost of living in different countries, salaries, or anything else, please let us know.
Coming Soon: Starter Kit for Families
We’re developing a comprehensive Starter Kit for international teaching families. Keep an eye out – the kit will cover everything you need to know to get started as an international teaching family.