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Europe
Zurich
Switzerland
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Zurich compare to Stockholm?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Zurich is 62% better off vs in Stockholm
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Zurich compared to Stockholm, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$111,824
+$70,501 (+171%) vs Stockholm
Tax Rate: 27%
Weather
How does the weather in Zurich compare to Stockholm?
Zurich has better overall weather
3.4/10(vs 3.1/10 in Stockholm)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
14°C(vs 10°C in Stockholm)
Average Low
5°C(vs 3°C in Stockholm)
Sunshine Hours
1,566h/yr-237h/yr(-13%)
Average High in hottest month
24°C(vs 22°C in Stockholm)
Average Low in coldest month
-2°C(vs -5°C in Stockholm)
Rainy Days
123/yr+50/yr(+69%)
Muggy Days
1/yr(same as Stockholm)
Cloud Cover
54%(vs 60% in Stockholm)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Zurich compare to Stockholm?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Zurich compared to Stockholm?
Avg. Property Price
$21,061 / m²
137% more expensive than Stockholm
SWE Affordability
15.1 years
2.2 years quicker than Stockholm
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Zurich has around 10 Luma events listed.
That's 43% more events than Stockholm.
Salary Converter
Enter your annual gross salary (before taxes) to see what you would need to earn in Zurich to maintain the same standard of living.
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