First the downsides. I thought goods and products wouldn't cost so much due to the low taxes.Taxation doesn't matter as much as the very high salaries in Switzerland.Hungary, for example, is the highest taxed part of the EU, but is still cheaper than somewhere like Ireland or the UK, among the less taxed parts.Good question. In Switzerland (at least in Zürich area, having lived there 3 years) I noticed the mentality of “more expensive = always higher quality,” which is usually the case anyway, but trying to save money by buying cheap was much less a part of the culture. Some forums can only be seen by registered members. How comparable are Zurich and Geneva to cities in the US like San Francisco, Seattle, NYC, and Boston? A known reason for some price differences is geographically discriminatory wholesale pricing, a scenario where product owners charge Swiss retailers higher wholesale prices than those they charge retailers in other markets. I'm based in the US.So it sounds like besides rent, everything is much more expensive.

Why do people get paid so much today? Otherwise how would anyone live alone?$1000 health insurance per month ?! Switzerland is the cheapest country in Europe for consumer electronics.Just adding to what was already said. So something that cost $10 then was the equivalent of 2 days pay.

If you live close to the border you can just do shoppings in a cheaper country. Meanwhile the American might consider the cheaper wine (depending on the price difference). I arrived here a month ago and thank god that the Euro is so high at the moment, I would be hunting swans in the lake for food if it wasn't ;Dwell if you have to pay a cashier 4000$/month how can it be cheap?Everything is expensive because everyone earns good money.The Swiss Franken is a beloved investment all around the globe, but it doesn't exist in such an amount as Dollar or Euro, so when manny want to buy a limited good the prize rises. If you get a side job, the pay is accordingly high. So what explains the mid-table score? In the early 1900s Henry Ford was considered a madman when he promised his workers $5 a day. That doesn't seem right.New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be castWelcome to r/IWantOut: Reddit's expatriate community.

I'm trying to get an idea since I may apply to graduate school there and people keep saying it expensive. Why is Switzerland so expensive? that COL website said eggs cost $6 :'(. One reason that many people say that Switzerland is so costly is that tourism in Switzerland is expensive.

As a student, I don't expect to live anywhere fancy, just cheap and safe. The site may not work properly if you don't If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit Press J to jump to the feed. Another stuff about Switzerland, the country has no sea border, so need to rely on neighbouring country to import goods.
As a student, I don't expect to live anywhere fancy, just cheap and safe. Its financial centre Zürich is one of the most expensive cities in the world with Geneva coming not far behind. although I wonder how much water is in that case...You can't be paying 1700CFH to share an apartment right? Of course I may be totally wrong as well.Well it's a bit true that there's this attitude that denner is only for immigrants and alcohol.Another stuff about Switzerland, the country has no sea border, so need to rely on neighbouring country to import goods. (life, cost, country, train) User Name: Remember Me: Password : Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! But the hotels are also expensive. but it ducks that it sounds like I'd never be able to go out and do things if it usnt basically free Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts

High prices The high cost of living in Switzerland will not come as a shock to many. It is already bad for tourists. So, my questions are:

I already mentioned that restaurants are costly. It is expensive. At some point they even implanted an emergency-stop and bound the Franken to the Euro to stop it from climbing further since it was, and is, seriously damaging to the export-bound industry and the inner trade since everyone is going to the next EU land for shopping.It’s the cost of living.

In the states pricing is often a race to the bottom, companies competing for lower prices, because that is one of the most important factors to the average American consumer. ( with the exception of maybe San Francisco) I make similar money now in the USA then I did when i was living in Switzerland and I feel much much more rich in the USA and feel like my money goes further. Today at minimum wage that would be $58 a day for $116! In most cities, even cheap ones, it is complicated to find a hotel below 150 CHF per night. Another thing that might affect that is a certain attitude I noticed toward pricing. So it sounds like besides rent, everything is much more expensive. but it ducks that it sounds like I'd never be able to go out and do things if it usnt basically freeIt's really hard to compare it to the USA because in the USA even in the most expensive cities you can live very cheaply. Has a big part of it's land which is not suitable for agriculture (over a certain altitude only grass will grow, hence the cow that turn the grass into cheese) so …

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