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		andersonmvd on Jan 23, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Forging a Swiss Lens: How Zurich's tech scene chan... Do not forget that the taxes are way different and should be accounted for in a comparison.

joe3774 on Jan 23, 2018 [–]

I lived in Switzerland, paid 12% taxes and 5% for AHV (public pension fund, you don't get this money back), lived in a 100sqm (1000sqf) flat for 1800 chf a month, 25 min to zurich by train but only a 15min bike ride to work, ~110k salary

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