Is it a good salary 135K gross CHF to live in Zurich?

serafomagnaldo Member

2POSTS

4 years ago

Hi,

I have a question about. Is it a good salary 135K gross CHF to live in Zurich, for one single person without child?

Please help me! Only who really knows the cost of living in Zurich.

Thank you!

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Cheryl Moderator

16293POSTS

4 years ago

Hello serafomagnaldo,

Welcome to Expat.com

Please note that for more reach, I have created a new thread with your post on the Switzerland forum.

I hope that our members on this forum will be able to assist you soon.

Cheers,

Cheryl

Expat.com team

gwynj Bulgaria Expert

2596POSTS

4 years ago

Well... Switzerland scares me, it's really expensive! :-)

But even here, I'd guess the average is around 70k CHF, so you'd be well above average (and over 3X the official minimum wage). So, actually, 11k CHF per month, gross, for a single person sounds pretty good.

You can use Numbeo or similar to look at costs in Zurich and compare with other locations, and make an estimate of your potential costs. Of course, YMMV as they say, as it depends a lot on where you are on the spectrum from frugal + rice cakes + walk to work to luxury + eat out every day + commute in the Porsche.

Tax and various contributions are quite high too, your net per month would be around 8k.

Ballpark... 2k ish living expenses... 2k ish apartment rental.

With plenty left over. Hooray! You're gonna be rich! :-)

Unless you wanna buy an apartment in Zurich instead of rent... in which case... Boo! That's your surplus tied up for the next 30-odd years. :-)