Zurich, anyone?

kookaburrah · Post by **kookaburrah** » Thu, 02 Jan 2014 4:31 pm

So after 6 years in Singapore, it seems an opportunity to move back to Europe may be in the cards. I need to explore a potential move to Zurich in about 18 months to 2 years.

Has anyone been, maybe in the inverse situation? I'd love some insights on what I should be worrying about (besides the cost of living!)

Wd40 · Post by **Wd40** » Thu, 02 Jan 2014 5:11 pm

You work for one of the big 2 swiss banks issit?

kookaburrah · Post by **kookaburrah** » Thu, 02 Jan 2014 6:36 pm

Heh, not at all. The highest financial calculations I make consist of balancing my cheque book.

Fortan · Post by **Fortan** » Fri, 03 Jan 2014 8:48 am

I moved to Basel in Switzerland a couple of years ago. I expected it to be quite pricey, as Zurich. Believe me I still got a massive surprise of just how expensive everything is there. Make sure you do a proper examination of the cost of living etc before you accept any contract.

Wd40 · Post by **Wd40** » Fri, 03 Jan 2014 9:22 am

Fortan wrote:I moved to Basel in Switzerland a couple of years ago. I expected it to be quite pricey, as Zurich. Believe me I still got a massive surprise of just how expensive everything is there. Make sure you do a proper examination of the cost of living etc before you accept any contract.

CHF is supposed to be 50% overvalued according to the big mac index and Indian Rupee is supposed to be 60% undervalued according to the same index. So you know what to expect in both these places in terms of costs.

http://www.economist.com/content/big-mac-index

Post by **Strong Eagle** » Fri, 03 Jan 2014 9:23 am

Based on numbeo.com numbers, you will need to bring a couple of barrels of money. Yikes!

http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/co ... ty2=Zurich

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