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Zurich
Switzerland
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Zurich compare to Munich?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Zurich is 33% better off vs in Munich
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Zurich compared to Munich, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$112,505
+$58,910 (+110%) vs Munich
Tax Rate: 27%
Weather
How does the weather in Zurich compare to Munich?
Zurich has better overall weather
3.4/10(vs 3.3/10 in Munich)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
14°C(vs 13°C in Munich)
Average Low
5°C(vs 4°C in Munich)
Sunshine Hours
1,566h/yr-134h/yr(-8%)
Average High in hottest month
24°C(vs 23°C in Munich)
Average Low in coldest month
-2°C(vs -4°C in Munich)
Rainy Days
123/yr+12/yr(+10%)
Muggy Days
1/yr(same as Munich)
Cloud Cover
54%(vs 55% in Munich)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Zurich compare to Munich?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Zurich compared to Munich?
Avg. Property Price
$20,981 / m²
92% more expensive than Munich
SWE Affordability
14.9 years
1.4 years quicker than Munich
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Zurich has around 15 Luma events listed.
That's 21% fewer events than Munich.
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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