The job market is good. But raising a family in Switzerland is expensive. Day care may be hard to find and extremely expensive. Swiss don't have many children and often rely on grand parents for day care. Oh, and if your child was born after July 31st, she won't be able to go to school before she is 5 (at least in Geneva and Vaud cantons). On top of that, in some cantons at least, the tax system is almost punitive if the 2 parents work, even worst if one of the 2 works only few hours a week. You can check some health insurance costs here: https://en.comparis.ch/krankenkassen/default And taxes here: https://en.comparis.ch/steuern/steuervergleich/default