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| ⭐️ Total score | 852 reviews |
| ❤️ Liked by members | |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC | |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | |
| 💨 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 | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Switzerland |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 6 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 32 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌫 1°C 34°F + 💦 Damp (99%) = feels -1°C 30°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 56 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 2 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 125 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| 💻 Best coworking space | CoLab Zurich |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Impact Hub |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍13% of visitors return |
| 📸 Visitors per year | 2,240,000 visitors |
| 📸 Tourists now | 42,930 tourists |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 400,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $79,609 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
| 👫 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 short-haul air carrier | Easyjet |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Swiss |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $7,030 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $4,273 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $9,135 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,610 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $4,628 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,275 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,864 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $1,744,201 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $217 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $140 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $411 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $28 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $6 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $10 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $6 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $40,421 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $64 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $22 / trip |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $4,328 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $14,553 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $65,337 |
✅ Very clean
✅ Friendly people
✅ Good nightlife
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here
✅ Many Nomads.com members here all year round
✅ 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)
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Getting expensive
❌ Bad weather
❌ Lacking professional work opportunities
❌ Not very clean or quiet
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 1°C / 34°F cold | 9°C / 48°F cold | 8°C / 46°F cold | 12°C / 54°F cool | 13°C / 55°F cool | 23°C / 73°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 12°C / 54°F cool | 6°C / 43°F cold | 3°C / 37°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 |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
21°C / 70°F
mild |
19°C / 65°F
mild |
20°C / 67°F
mild |
12°C / 54°F
cool |
6°C / 42°F
very cold |
3°C / 37°F
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 76% |
damp 72% |
nice 65% |
nice 62% |
damp 74% |
nice 77% |
nice 84% |
nice 79% |
nice 79% |
damp 75% |
damp 78% |
damp 79% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 98mm |
rainy 81mm |
rainy 90mm |
rainy 61mm |
rainy 172mm |
rainy 143mm |
rainy 151mm |
rainy 134mm |
dry 50mm |
dry 38mm |
rainy 60mm |
rainy 119mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 55% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 36% |
cloudy 54% |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 53% |
pockets 48% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 41% |
cloudy 51% |
cloudy 53% |
| Air quality |
clean 2 US AQI |
clean 3 US AQI |
clean 2 US AQI |
clean 2 US AQI |
clean 1 US AQI |
clean 1 US AQI |
clean 2 US AQI |
clean 2 US AQI |
clean 2 US AQI |
clean 2 US AQI |
clean 3 US AQI |
clean 2 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 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 | 1,306 people | 1,246 people | 1,600 people | 1,338 people | 1,813 people | 1,453 people | 1,756 people | 1,914 people | 1,663 people | 1,300 people | 1,571 people | 1,471 people |
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