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Europe
Zurich
Switzerland
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Zurich compare to Copenhagen?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Zurich is 44% better off vs in Copenhagen
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Zurich compared to Copenhagen, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$112,272
+$58,041 (+107%) vs Copenhagen
Tax Rate: 27%
Weather
How does the weather in Zurich compare to Copenhagen?
Copenhagen has better overall weather
3.4/10(vs 3.5/10 in Copenhagen)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
14°C(vs 12°C in Copenhagen)
Average Low
5°C(same as Copenhagen)
Sunshine Hours
1,566h/yr-346h/yr(-18%)
Average High in hottest month
24°C(vs 21°C in Copenhagen)
Average Low in coldest month
-2°C(vs -1°C in Copenhagen)
Rainy Days
123/yr+33/yr(+37%)
Muggy Days
1/yr(same as Copenhagen)
Cloud Cover
54%(vs 57% in Copenhagen)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Zurich compare to Copenhagen?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Zurich compared to Copenhagen?
Avg. Property Price
$20,886 / m²
176% more expensive than Copenhagen
SWE Affordability
14.9 years
3.7 years longer than Copenhagen
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Zurich has around 16 Luma events listed.
That's 167% more events than Copenhagen.
Salary Converter
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