Dublin is one of the best cities in the world to land a job, but comes last for finding a suitable place to live, according to a global survey.

Some 86pc of international workers surveyed about their experiences in Dublin said they found it hard to find an acceptable place to live, against just 32pc worldwide. Some 88pc said housing here was too expensive to rent.

The ‘Ex-pat Insider’ research by professional network InterNations, a Munich-based firm with 3.76 million members, gave only mediocre to weak scores to Dublin in a field of the world’s top 82 cities for international workers.

The scores are markedly lower in most categories than in previous surveys, underscoring deteriorating quality-of-life issues in the traffic-clogged capital.

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Dublin was rated 72nd overall, with its strongest scores coming in a basket of topics related to jobs, careers and work-life balance.

It is the third-best city for pursuing a job and career – behind only Ho Chi Minh City and Prague – and is in 21st place for job security and work-life balance. Worldwide, 64pc say they are satisfied with their job, but in Dublin that figure rises to 76pc.

This is by far the strongest-performing area for Dublin, which last year was ranked 21st for job opportunities and career prospects, 28th for work-life balance, and 33rd for job security.

The capital is also rated highly for its friendliness, ranked in 16th place, but that is down six from last year.

In all other respects, Dublin is rated from middling to poor and on a downward trajectory.

The city takes last place for access to affordable housing, a sharp fall from its 68th place last year.

Its transport network is 70th, down from 61st; its health and environment 71st, down from 61st; its cost of living 76th, down from 68th; and its leisure and climate 80th, down from 68th.

Healthcare here also rates relatively poorly. Only 46pc of ex-pats surveyed here express satisfaction with it, against a global average of 73pc. Some 39pc here are unhappy with the quality of care, compared with 18pc globally.

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