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| ⭐️ Total score | 18 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 👩 Safe for women | |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| ✈️ Airline scores* | |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Switzerland |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 69 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 35 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 9°C 49°F + 💦 Damp (74%) = feels 7°C 45°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 32 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CHF 100 = USD 126 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 8% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 75,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $79,609 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 82% 👱♀️ 18% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Digitec |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Swiss |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Kantonsspital St.Gallen |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $6,231 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,526 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $8,266 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,362 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $4,804 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,483 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,741 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $1,068,185 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $225 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $81 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $415 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $25 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $5 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $9 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $25,142 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $21 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $18 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 0°C / 0°F freezing | 1°C / 34°F cold | 5°C / 41°F cold | 10°C / 50°F cold | 13°C / 55°F cool | 19°C / 66°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 18°C / 64°F cool | 17°C / 63°F cool | 11°C / 52°F cool | 4°C / 39°F cold | 2°C / 36°F cold |
| Real (median) |
0°C / 32°F
freezing |
1°C / 33°F
very cold |
5°C / 41°F
very cold |
10°C / 49°F
cold |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
19°C / 65°F
mild |
19°C / 65°F
mild |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
17°C / 62°F
cool |
11°C / 52°F
cool |
4°C / 39°F
very cold |
2°C / 36°F
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 80% |
damp 79% |
damp 73% |
damp 72% |
damp 80% |
nice 80% |
nice 84% |
nice 83% |
damp 82% |
damp 79% |
damp 83% |
damp 82% |
| Most common | ||||||||||||
| Rain |
rainy 94mm |
rainy 82mm |
rainy 108mm |
rainy 71mm |
rainy 177mm |
rainy 153mm |
rainy 161mm |
rainy 174mm |
rainy 72mm |
rainy 52mm |
rainy 98mm |
rainy 125mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 46% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 42% |
| Air quality |
clean 44 US AQI |
okay 65 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 45 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 300 people | 200 people | 250 people | 200 people | 350 people | 200 people | 200 people | 250 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people |
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