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Re:Forging a Swiss Lens: How Zurich's tech scene changed my ... by andersonmvd on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @05:30PM (#16218446)
Do not forget that the taxes are way different and should be accounted for in a comparison.
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Re:Forging a Swiss Lens: How Zurich's tech scene changed my ... by joe3774 on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @06:35PM (#16218954)
I lived in Switzerland, paid 12% taxes and 5% for AHV (public pension fund, you don't get this money back), lived in a 100sqm (1000sqf) flat for 1800 chf a month, 25 min to zurich by train but only a 15min bike ride to work, ~110k salary
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