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North America
New York
NY, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in New York compare to Geneva?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in New York is 11% better off vs in Geneva
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in New York compared to Geneva, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$128,820
+$23,282 (+22%) vs Geneva
Tax Rate: 32%
Weather
How does the weather in New York compare to Geneva?
New York has better overall weather
6.6/10(vs 4.1/10 in Geneva)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
17°C(vs 15°C in Geneva)
Average Low
10°C(vs 6°C in Geneva)
Sunshine Hours
2,535h/yr+648h/yr(+34%)
Average High in hottest month
29°C(vs 26°C in Geneva)
Average Low in coldest month
-2°C(vs -1°C in Geneva)
Rainy Days
94/yr-17/yr(-15%)
Muggy Days
46/yr+45/yr(+9020%)
Cloud Cover
46%(vs 50% in Geneva)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in New York compare to Geneva?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in New York compared to Geneva?
SWE Affordability
9.8 years
4.9 years quicker than Geneva
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
New York has around 84 Luma events listed.
That's 1,300% more events than Geneva.
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