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If you look for a coding job in Europe, Zurich is a great place to live and is the only place where net-salaries are on par with the Bay Area. Salaries are in
by s3nnyy 11y ago
If you look for a coding job in Europe, Zurich is a great place to live and is the only place where net-salaries are on par with the Bay Area.
Salaries are in the range of 7000 - 12000 CHF / month after taxes and apartments can be way cheaper than in San Francisco.
I am a technical recruiter with a software engineering background and I live in Zurich. You find my email address in my HN-handle.
- scentoni 11y agoZurich is one of the most expensive cities in the world to live[1], though I have fond memories of when I did my postdoc there. I lived downtown a block from the Hell's Angels, 4 blocks from where the junkies and hookers hung out, and it was still cleaner than most parts of San Francisco. [1] https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=cost+of+living+index+zurich+vs+san+francisco https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=cost+of+living+index+z...
- s3nnyy 11y agoThat is right but Zurich is tiny and almost everyone lives "in the suburbs" where the rents are half as much and which only means a 10-15 min commute[1] to town (using the superb public transport). [1]"Living in the suburbs" anywhere else in the world but Switzerland means a >1h commute...