> Only downside for Switzerland is ... ... its eye-popping cost of living. In a supermarket, t-bone steaks are $60-80/kg, free range chicken is $20-25/kg, org

> Only downside for Switzerland is ... ... its eye-popping cost of living. In a supermarket, t-bone steaks are $60-80/kg, free range chicken is $20-25/kg, organic chicken is from $30/kg, etc. The quality of food is outstanding though. The same goes for eating out - $40 for a simple lunch in a non-fancy place without wine/beer is fairly normal. A good bowl of ramen (which you still need to find first) is from $20, more close to $25-30 with all the trimmings. There is McDonald's, from about $20 per meal. The weather is very much secondary to this. Just 2c.