⭐️ Total score |
2.08/5 (Rank #960)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $6,693 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 42Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 20°C68°F (feels 21°C70°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 89%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 35 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 3 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Great
|
🤮 Food safety* |
Good
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
|
💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$6,634 / mo
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Good |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Bad |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Great |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Great |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
👩 Female friendly |
Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | Switzerland |
🗓️ Average trip length | 5 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 42 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 20°C 68°F + 😊 Comfy (89%) = feels 21°C 70°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 35 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 4 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CHF 100 = USD 122 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
💻 Best coworking space | Hauptsitz |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | Urbanfish |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍12% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 130,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $79,609 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 87% 👱♀️ 13% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Digitec |
🏠 Apartment listings | WG-Gesucht |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Skywork |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Swiss |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $6,693 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,759 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $7,619 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $2,177 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $5,185 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,746 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,558 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $1,344,194 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $243 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $123 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $322 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $28 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $5 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
👩🏫 International school | $35,391 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $27 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $20 / trip |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $4,328 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $14,553 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $65,337 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks 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
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ 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 / 32°F freezing | 9°C / 48°F cold | 8°C / 46°F cold | 13°C / 55°F cool | 13°C / 55°F cool | 22°C / 72°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 11°C / 52°F cool | 5°C / 41°F cold | 2°C / 36°F cold |
Real (median) |
1°C / 34°F
very cold |
9°C / 47°F
cold |
8°C / 46°F
cold |
12°C / 54°F
cool |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
20°C / 67°F
mild |
11°C / 52°F
cool |
5°C / 41°F
very cold |
2°C / 35°F
very cold |
Humidity |
damp 84% |
damp 79% |
damp 74% |
nice 70% |
damp 78% |
nice 76% |
nice 82% |
nice 78% |
nice 82% |
damp 80% |
damp 85% |
damp 86% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 86mm |
rainy 71mm |
rainy 87mm |
rainy 87mm |
rainy 123mm |
rainy 111mm |
rainy 109mm |
rainy 99mm |
rainy 83mm |
dry 38mm |
rainy 62mm |
rainy 99mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 54% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 35% |
cloudy 54% |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 42% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 47% |
cloudy 50% |
Air quality |
clean 5 US AQI |
clean 5 US AQI |
clean 4 US AQI |
clean 4 US AQI |
clean 4 US AQI |
clean 3 US AQI |
clean 3 US AQI |
clean 4 US AQI |
clean 3 US AQI |
clean 4 US AQI |
clean 5 US AQI |
clean 5 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 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 | 314 people | 200 people | 333 people | 375 people | 380 people | 380 people | 625 people | 364 people | 371 people | 567 people | 250 people | 320 people |
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