> They actually paid more for the zurich office cause taxes were so high. Google pays for cost of labor, not cost of living. While related, it isn't the same:

> They actually paid more for the zurich office cause taxes were so high. Google pays for cost of labor, not cost of living. While related, it isn't the same: for example, Google London pays much less than NYC, and Tokyo even less than that; yet Pittsburgh pays only slightly less than NYC despite being far and away the cheapest of the 4. I believe Google's competitors tend to follow this model more than cost of living, especially internationally.