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I don't know what figures you're seeing, and I suspect restrictions and taxes Switzerland imposes on its labor relative to SF are very different. But in additio
by simonsarris 2y ago
I don't know what figures you're seeing, and I suspect restrictions and taxes Switzerland imposes on its labor relative to SF are very different. But in addition, Basel is like 2-3 miles wide and well connected. It should be highly possible for lower wage workers (from 3 possible countries! It borders France and Germany) to commute there. Mulhouse average salary is ~50% of Basel and right next door and has very cheap rental prices. The SF Peninsula has slightly higher difficulties importing cheap labor.
- seanmcdirmid 2y agoWe could choose a Swiss city like Lausanne that borders Evian only after an expensive boat ride across the lake, or Bern. Prices are all similar. When I moved to Lausanne from the Bay Area (San Carlos) 20 years ago I definitely experienced sticker shock, although the prices were all honest. No idea where it’s at now, but I’m sure the 10.5 CHF Big Mac meal at McDonald’s back then is alot more expensive now.
- paulmd 2y agoAmerica is simultaneously too big or too small to ever have nice things, according to some.