Heading off to teach English abroad gives you the opportunity to experience new cultures and see a bit of the world. And if you do it right, you can land yourself a TEFL job in a country where your wages will go a little further than they would back at home and you can live very comfortably indeed. Here are some suggestions of places where you can do just that…
TEFLing in Thailand should make you, and your bank balance, happy!
1. Saudi Arabia
OK. We know Saudi isn’t the cheapest place on the planet, but when you teach English in Saudi Arabia you’ll earn very good money and pay no taxes. As if that wasn’t reason enough to polish up your CV and find yourself a TEFL job in Saudi, most employers will pay for your accommodation and your flights, and there’s usually a decent end of contracts bonus to be had too. However, you’ll need to have a top-level TEFL qualification and some previous teaching experience to stand a chance of landing a TEFL job in Saudi Arabia.
Find Work Teaching English in Saudi Arabia:
Teaching English in Saudi Arabia
• High wages
• No taxes
• Free accommodation and flights
• Big end-of-contract bonuses
• You’ll need 120 hours or more of TEFL training and previous experience
Check out the latest TEFL Jobs in Saudi Arabia
2. Vietnam
Over the last decade Vietnam has gradually become South East Asia’s coolest travel destination and the tourists and backpackers have begun to flood into the country. This has lead to huge increases in the number of English language schools and TEFL jobs in Vietnam. The wages are nowhere near as high as in Korea or Saudi, but the cost of living is very low and you’ll be able to live very well if you do manage to land yourself a job teaching English in Vietnam.
The Easy Way To Find Work Teaching English In Vietnam
If you haven’t taken a TEFL course and you have no previous TEFL experience, check out our Vietnam TEFL Internship. You can also check out all the latest TEFL jobs in Vietnam here
Teaching English in Vietnam
• Average wages
• Low taxes
• Cheap accommodation
• Very low cost of living
• Lots of TEFL jobs in major cities
Suggested TEFL Courses for TEFL Jobs in Vietnam:
EDI CertTEFL
140 Hour Combined TEFL Course
120 Hour Online TEFL Course
3. Thailand
Teaching English in Thailand will give you the chance get under the skin of one of the world’s top tourist destinations. Tourism has brought a need for people with English language schools and there are TEFL jobs to be found in every good sized town. While wages aren’t sky-high, neither is the cost of living. For example, a great meal and an ice-cold beer at a local night market will set you back the price of supermarket sandwich back home. So it’s safe to say you’ll be able to live really well by teaching English in Thailand.
The Easy Way To Find Work Teaching English In Thailand
If you haven’t taken a TEFL course and you have no previous TEFL experience, check out our Thailand TEFL Internship. You can also check out all the latest TEFL jobs in Thailand here
Teaching English in Thailand
• Decent wages
• Cheap accommodation
• Low cost food
• Very low cost of living
• TEFL jobs across the country
4. South Korea
South Korea is one of the largest exporters of electronics and hi-tech gadgetry, and most of its exports make their way into English speaking markets. This has lead to a high demand for people with high level English language schools. So there are language schools in every town and city and they offer decent working conditions and high wages. Schools often subsidise your accommodation, which means you’ll be able to live really well on your monthly TEFL job salary.
Find Work Teaching English in South Korea
Check out the latest TEFL Jobs in South Korea
Teaching English in South Korea
• High wages
• Reasonable taxes
• Often subsidised accommodation
• Low cost of living
• TEFL jobs across the country
5. Poland
Over the last 15 years Poland has developed an increasingly large TEFL industry. There are now well-run language schools across the country, the major cities offer decent wages and you can have good standard of living on the wages from your TEFL job in Poland. There’s less competition for jobs than in the nearby Czech Republic, and ex-pat rents in major TEFL cities like Krakow and Warsaw are much lower than they would be in TEFL-saturated Prague.
The Easy Way To Find Work Teaching English In Poland
If you haven’t taken a TEFL course and you have no previous TEFL experience, check out our Poland TEFL Internship. You can also check out all the latest TEFL jobs in Poland here
Teaching English in Poland:
• Decent wages
• Low taxes
• Cheap accommodation
• Low cost of living
• Less competition than in Czech Republic
