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Europe
London
United Kingdom
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in London compare to Zurich?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in London is 10% worse off vs in Zurich
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in London compared to Zurich, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$83,889
-$27,904 (-25%) vs Zurich
Tax Rate: 32%
Weather
How does the weather in London compare to Zurich?
London has better overall weather
5.0/10(vs 3.4/10 in Zurich)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
15°C(vs 14°C in Zurich)
Average Low
9°C(vs 5°C in Zurich)
Sunshine Hours
1,633h/yr+67h/yr
Average High in hottest month
23°C(vs 24°C in Zurich)
Average Low in coldest month
4°C(vs -2°C in Zurich)
Rainy Days
93/yr-30/yr(-25%)
Muggy Days
0/yr(same as Zurich)
Cloud Cover
58%(vs 54% in Zurich)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in London compare to Zurich?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in London compared to Zurich?
SWE Affordability
15.6 years
0.2 years longer than Zurich
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
London has around 39 Luma events listed.
That's 457% more events than Zurich.
Salary Converter
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