Expert Market, the online B2B marketplace, looked at 71 business hubs and cities around the world, to get a sense of which places provided the best/worst work life balance.
Many of the Asia cities did not fare too well on this measure.
In fact, 6 out of the 10 worst cities in the world, from a work life balance perspective, are in Asia. Hong Kong took the spot for the city with the worst work life balance, followed by Mumbai.
| City | Average Annual Working Hours | Average Annual Vacation Days |
| Bogotá | 2,096.30 | 15 |
| Jakarta | 2,101.80 | 12 |
| Taipei | 2,140.60 | 12.9 |
| Nairobi | 2,184.10 | 22.3 |
| Dubai | 2,186.10 | 30 |
| Bangkok | 2,191.30 | 8.8 |
| New Delhi | 2,214.10 | 26 |
| Mexico City | 2,260.90 | 17.3 |
| Mumbai (Bombay) | 2,276.60 | 21.4 |
| Hong Kong | 2606 | 17.2 |
In case you’re wondering, here are the cities with the best work life balance globally. All the cities in the top 10 are in Europe.
| City | Average Annual Working Hours | Average Annual Vacation Days |
| Paris | 1,603.80 | 29.3 |
| Lyon | 1,630.60 | 28.5 |
| Moscow | 1,646.50 | 30.9 |
| Helsinki | 1,659.20 | 28.8 |
| Vienna | 1,678.20 | 27 |
| Milan | 1,691.20 | 25.5 |
| Copenhagen | 1,697.50 | 25 |
| Luxembourg | 1,702.90 | 31.9 |
| Vilnius | 1,716.20 | 30.4 |
| Brussels | 1,717.10 | 18 |