Switzerland and Zurich is cheaper than you think, here my two-year-old blog post about living costs here: https://medium.com/@iwaninzurich/eight-reasons-why-i-m

Switzerland and Zurich is cheaper than you think, here my two-year-old blog post about living costs here: https://medium.com/@iwaninzurich/eight-reasons-why-i-moved-to-switzerland-to-work-in-it-c7ac18af4f90 https://medium.com/@iwaninzurich/eight-reasons-why-i-moved-t... From a employer's perspective there are advantages in Switzerland compared to the rest of Europe: Labour laws are not as strict, so it is possible to fire people (unlike in Germany or France where employees are like your children, you can't get rid of them). Although salaries are high, in Switzerland you pay 20% on top of the salary of the employee to the state, in Germany like 40%.