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Why Italian expats move abroad (& how they like it)

Every year, we publish one of the biggest global surveys among expats — asking them about various aspects of their life, from work to leisure. Learn what motivated our Italian members to move abroad, what keeps them there, and what they struggle with or miss about home.

What Italian expats have to say about living in Dusseldorf

We asked tens of thousands of expats about their lives abroad in our Expat Insider surveys. In addition to our standard questions, we invite them to share what they like or dislike about their experiences in their own words. Here, we’ve selected some of the most interesting or representative quotes about expat life in Dusseldorf from Italians, grouped into positive and negative opinions.

Let’s start with the positive ones.

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What stands out positively about Düsseldorf is the abundance of job opportunities, the excellent work-life balance, and a strong culture of meritocracy based on time and salary.

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What stands out positively about Düsseldorf is that I feel secure and well-supported by the social and political systems in place here.

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What makes life in Dusseldorf enjoyable for me is the salary levels and there is low corruption levels

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For me, one of the highlights of living in Düsseldorf is the range of opportunities and experiences my salary allows me to enjoy.

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I really enjoy Dusseldorf is precision, everything is clear and there's a lot of respect that in Italy is missing.

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On the downside, here's are some negative experiences from Italian expats in Dusseldorf

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What I struggle with most in Dusseldorf is that lack of speedy decision making in politics, business, and administration out of German angst (incapable of coping with uncertainty and therefore paralyzed).

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What I find challenging about Dusseldorf is that people are super cold, relations are really superficial, the weather, I do not like the weather very much

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Personally, I dislike that Dusseldorf is that there is so much social division in this city, I see it clearly a lot of the times.

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What frustrates me about Düsseldorf is the bureaucracy, everything seems to move slowly, there are rules for everything, and tasks that should be quick often end up taking much longer than necessary.

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Italian Expats in Duesseldorf Share Their Experiences

51�ԹϺ�����is a place where Italian expats in Duesseldorf exchange experiences and tips to support each other. Duesseldorf, or the "longest bar in the world" as its old town is often jokingly referred to, can be a great place for expats - our community helps you make the most of your experience!

• Browse our Members Network to get to know Duesseldorf’s Italian expats.
• Take part in our Expat Forums to obtain first hand tips from fellow Italian expats in Duesseldorf.
• Use the Expat Guide for Duesseldorf to find information on your host city.

Meet Fellow Italians in Duesseldorf at Our Events

Our community in Duesseldorf is also very active offline. Our 51�ԹϺ�����Ambassadors organize regular events and various expat activities, e.g. a dinner in Duesseldorf’s hippest restaurant or an outing with other Italian expats to explore the picturesque islands off the Frisian coast. These activities are a casual way to get to know expats from Italy in your local community as well as Italians in Germany nationwide. Interested? Simply become a member and we’ll be happy to welcome you among our Italians living in Duesseldorf!