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| ⭐️ Total score | 17 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 🤮 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* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Switzerland |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 74 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 36 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 2°C 36°F + 💦 Damp (79%) = feels 1°C 34°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 113 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 6% 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) |
👨 80% 👱♀️ 20% |
| 🏞 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 | $5,729 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,288 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $7,432 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,123 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $4,343 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,704 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,565 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $203 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $89 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $373 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $23 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $5 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $8 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $22,604 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $19 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $16 / trip |
✅ Very 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 |
0° freezing |
34
1° cold |
41
5° cold |
50
10° cold |
55
13° cool |
66
19° mild |
66
19° mild |
64
18° cool |
63
17° cool |
52
11° cool |
39
4° cold |
36
2° cold |
| Real |
32
0°
freezing |
33
1°
very cold |
41
5°
very cold |
49
10°
cold |
55
13°
cool |
65
19°
mild |
65
19°
mild |
64
18°
cool |
62
17°
cool |
52
11°
cool |
39
4°
very cold |
36
2°
very cold |
| Humidity |
nice 40% |
nice 39% |
nice 37% |
nice 36% |
nice 40% |
nice 40% |
nice 42% |
nice 42% |
nice 41% |
nice 40% |
nice 42% |
nice 41% |
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| 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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