Questão 3172098

Instruction: answer questions 48 to 50 based on the following text. The highlights throughout the text are cited in the questions.

The Best & Worst Places for Expats in 2022 (Part 2)

01 Money Goes a Long Way in Indonesia

02 Indonesia performs best in the Ease of Settling In (2nd) and Personal Finance (3rd)

03 Indices: close to two in three expats (64%) say that their disposable household income is more

04 than enough to lead a comfortable life (vs. 45% globally). The country also ranks among the

05 best worldwide in the Expat Essentials Index (6th), which is mainly due to the Language (6th)

06 and Housing (2nd) Subcategories. Housing in Indonesia is easy to find (84% vs. 54% globally)

07 and to afford (74% vs. 39% globally

08 While its performance on the Working Abroad Index (28th) is rather mediocre, it receives

09 its worst results on the Quality of Life Index (41st). Expats are unhappy with the quality of

10 medical care (28% vs. 14% globally), the availability of green goods and services (35% vs. 17%

11 globally), and the infrastructure for cars (40% vs. 13% globally). Overall, 91% of expats are

12 happy with their life in Indonesia.

13 Safe & Financially Stable in Taiwan

14 Taiwan ranks best in the Quality of Life Index (2nd). Expats find healthcare affordable

15 (100% vs. 61% globally) and widely available (98% vs. 73% globally), and they generally feel

16 safe there (98% vs. 81% globally). Taiwan also ranks among the top 10 for the Ease of Settling

17 In (6th) and Personal Finance (8th) Indices. In fact, 70% are satisfied with their financial

18 situation, compared to 60% globally.

19 While 85% also feel fairly paid for their work (vs. 62% globally), Taiwan still has more of

20 an average performance in the Working Abroad Index (22nd). This is due to a lack of flexibility

21 (41% unhappy vs. 19% globally), creativity (41% unhappy vs. 26% globally), and flat

22 hierarchies (46% unhappy vs. 28% globally) in the local business culture. Lastly, it also gets a

23 mediocre result in the Expat Essentials Index (23rd). Overall, 76% of expats are happy with their

24 life in Taiwan.

(Available at: https://www.internations.org/expat-insider/2022/best-and-worst-places-for-expats-40242 – text especially adapted for this test).

In which of the sentences below the word “rather” has the same meaning as the highlighted one in line 08?