Europe's highest salaries and prices to match. Mountains, lakes and calm.
For living93/100
For travel80/100
Key facts
Average net salary$6,500 /mo
Monthly costs for one person, excl. rent$1,700 /mo
Meal at a cheap restaurant$30
Traveller daily budget$220 /day
Safety9/10
ClimateTemperate
Avg summer temperature+25 °C
Avg winter temperature+2 °C
Best time to visitJune, July, August, September
Life expectancy84.4
Population9,092,436
Passport of this countryvisa-free to 164 countries
Places worth seeing
- Old Town: Niederdorf, Grossmünster and narrow lanes.
- Lake Zurich: Promenades, lidos and boat trips.
- Uetliberg: Views of the city, lake and Alps.
- Kunsthaus Zürich: Munch, Giacometti and Swiss art.
- Chapel Bridge: A painted 14th-century wooden bridge.
- Lion Monument: A rock-cut lion honouring the Swiss Guard.
- Mount Pilatus: The world’s steepest cogwheel railway.
- Swiss Museum of Transport: Trains, planes and rockets under one roof.
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