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Zurich
Switzerland
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Zurich compare to Dubai?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Zurich is 13% worse off vs in Dubai
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Zurich compared to Dubai, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$111,824
+$31,324 (+39%) vs Dubai
Tax Rate: 27%
Weather
How does the weather in Zurich compare to Dubai?
Zurich has better overall weather
3.4/10(vs 0.5/10 in Dubai)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
14°C(vs 34°C in Dubai)
Average Low
5°C(vs 22°C in Dubai)
Sunshine Hours
1,566h/yr-1943h/yr(-55%)
Average High in hottest month
24°C(vs 41°C in Dubai)
Average Low in coldest month
-2°C(vs 14°C in Dubai)
Rainy Days
123/yr+113/yr(+1096%)
Muggy Days
1/yr-163/yr(-99%)
Cloud Cover
54%(vs 24% in Dubai)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Zurich compare to Dubai?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Zurich compared to Dubai?
Avg. Property Price
$20,982 / m²
270% more expensive than Dubai
SWE Affordability
15.0 years
9.4 years longer than Dubai
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Zurich has around 19 Luma events listed.
That's 111% more events than Dubai.
Salary Converter
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