How much SALARY can you SAVE per month in Zurich, Switzerland 

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I am employed 100%, as an Engineer (not IT), living alone in a 2 rooms apartment in 8037, with a car and a garage (200 CHF) and I can save CHF 1'500, and still having around CHF 700 to do whatever I want with them. I find it more than enough, and I am 25 years old.

Any RU-vidr Swiss trip "expert advisor" can talk about cheese, chocolate and fundu, but you guys bring Switzerland out into a whole different light. Many congrats on your gain of 10.6K subscribers 🙂

Hey guys, thank you so much for the effort you make doing these videos. All these videos about the salary, the cost of living, and the lifestyle are interesting and useful for people interested in moving to Switzerland. We really appreciate the work you are doing. Great job guys! A meetup it would be a great idea! Greeting from Spain.

Congratulations for 10 K subscribers! Keep up doing a great job😊

Hello there Claudia and Jan! I'm from Spain, I love your channel and the way you do the videos :) I'm finishing my superior school of software developer and studying english so hard. I've been living in Ireland for almost 6 months. I'm preparing myself to move in the future to Switzerland. Hope the best for both of your and I'll be ready for the next video 😄

Hi Claudia and Jan, congrats on the 10k subs. You really deserve it, i have watched you since you had less than a 1000 and you keep producing very good content. I dont know your expectations for the meet up but remember that a lot if not the majority of people watching your videos like me are probably in other countries trying to learn from you that live there so yh, a lot of us probably would like but it just isnt possible due to the distance. Anyway, congrats again and hope the best for your future.

I’m a high school student in Milan, I have a b2 in German and Spanish and a c1 in English I wanted to find some work for the summer in Switzerland just like waiter and stuff like that, but the websites I found on the internet weren’t reliable, do you have any?

Depends on the income level. If it’s average or low then better to settle down around Zurich. Zug makes sense in case income more than average.

Congratulations to the 10 thousand subscriber, they are deserved🥳🦆

You guys supported my whole Move-to-Switzerland-Journey since the beginning. I was in Lucerne, Zürich and Bern last week for some job interviews and now I can chose if I want to move to Bern oder Zürich! So I would love to meet you guys in person, but the relocation will be in May/June...

My current situation in Sydney, Australia (here salaries aren't that high, nowhere near Swiss levels, but everything is nearly as expensive, we have 5-6% inflation rate and went up as high as 7-8%). Salary - $90k (50k CHF) Taxes - $22k Monthly salary - $5.6k Rent - $2000 Health insurance - $0 Food - $900 Internet/mobile - $100 Energy/utilities - $150 Car Expenses - $150 Car Insurance - $150 Entertainment - $300 Total Expenses: $3750 Left Over: $1850 (I wish i didn't need the car, maintenance costs at least $500 per year, which I didn't include.). I spend little on clothes, may be $200-$300 per year. I didn't include vacation, but my current job gives me 5 week of leave, so around $3-$4k every 2-3 years, but that's Asian travel, Europe would be more expensive. I aim to save $2000 per month, or $500 per week. Entertainment sometimes is less, but other costs are constant. I'm single, it's a lot harder to survive on $90k if you have a child. Pretty much families need $200k to survive if they have two children. Saving is a mindset, cost cutting exercise, having said that, if someone pays no rent (living with parents) they can survive easily on $50k per year. Love the channel, keep it up!

Congratulations for 10k, keep it up, Thanks for making such a informative videos

I speak german and won't move there just because of the salary. For them you will always be a foreigner and person of second class. On the other hand, if you don't mind to stay and work in Spanish community (60% of Spanish immigrants in CH are from Galicia), you'll even fine with gallego. I imagine same applies for Italian community.

Thank you for doing this. Helps a lot for us who are interested in moving to Switzerland

I pay exactly 350 CHF for health insurance, and since it'smy forth month in Zurich I wanted to see how much I spend on food and i spent 270chf in september. It's definitely not only pasta, actually I dont eat pasta almost ever, and I treat myself to whatever I want. Maybe the costs for others are higher because people order in, or dine out. I love to cook and almost always prepare my own food. I am a Vegetarian btw, so fruits and vegetables are not exactly cheap, so again I am totally fine with 250chf a month for just me.

We are a young couple from Spain living and working in Zurich! We would love to join the meet up, going to a Christmas market and having a gluhwein all together would be a great plan!❤

Felicidades por los 10k🎉

It would be awesome to have a meetup at a Christmas market!

hmm numbers came out better than I thought. 100k chf yearly, will probably save you enough for a buying a flat then, but likely impossible for a detached home anywhere in near the city centre, unless youre taking in upwards 250k /year. Thx so much for the detailed break down, you guys are awesome. Congratulations on your success with achieving 10k subs.

I would prefer a rave as a meet up that would be funny Thanks that you offered so much time for this quality videos

Hey! I love your videos. I would be nice if you could also make a similar video to this one, in which you explain all the same notions, but taking as a reference the average non-quialified full time worker salary, like a waiter+tips, or delivery van driver, etc. 😍 (I think a lot of people who might be looking to move to Switzerland will have to start doing that kind of blue collar jobs before being able to work as their own area of expertice)

Hi guys! Thanks for the video ❤. I want to make a suggestion for the next video. You can just count how many years you should save money for buying an apartment or a house in Switzerland. This is kind of a natural continuation of topic salaries, savings, housing and owning. Thanks so much

It would be nice for you to do a 'live stream' video as part of your meet up, so that those of us in far away lands can participate. You could do a Q&A during the live stream and answer people's questions in the comments section. To answer your question on a pleasure cost, I enjoy a subscription to a wine club located in Napa California. For you two, if you enjoy wine, I highly recommend that you do a wine tasting at Schipf Vineyard in Zürich! Their wine tastes amazing!!! The cost for a bottle of wine does not cost very much and you may be able to enjoy a nice tour of the vineyard overlooking Lake Zürich!

congratulations for 10k u deserve that and even more. love your videos ❤❤

Looks pretty accurate. If you decide to save for some retirement plan (3rd pillar), this can be another 300-600 CHF/month. Also, taxes are canton-dependent, so your net salary will change depending on the canton you live in, with Zuirch having some of the smallest taxes.

It seems to me that transport is a neccessary expense at least on a local level. To get around you probably have to spend around 80-330 CHF a month (city abo vs GA) going with public transportation.

Hola Claudia, Hallo Jan.. Loved ur video as usual.. Just some tips/requests, so that ur channel grows more and also we get to know more: Make walking tours around different places in Zurich.. Also talk bout Geneva, and it's contrast with Zurich, show us the different tourist places too

didnt know about you before but it seems really interesting how you explain the cost of life in Zurich, ich bin Deutsch lernen und ich möchte nach Deutschland einen Tage kommen so this is hlepful!!!!!!! ty + sus'ed regards

Hi! I'm currently a medical student from Portugal and I want to become a doctor in Switzerland, would it be possible for you to ask some doctors about their lifestyle in general? Keep doing your videos! I love watching them! Thank you a lot!

I love your videos, i am learning a lot of things about zurich!

I follow you guys before I came to Zurich and I love your videos!! I would totally love a meetup ❤️

Thanks for sharing this, nice couple

Great job!!!

We spend on nice coffee beans and drink a coffee every day (or two!) that's our most "sinful" I think, but we like it :)

Hey, Claudia and Jan, First of all, I sincerely congratulate you on 10k subscribers! You deserve it! I've been subscribed to your channel since two weeks ago! Your channel has given me a lot of useful information! I am applying PhD positions in Zurich. I really want to study and work in Zurich in the future. Hope that you will have more and more fans in the coming future. And I also hope to see you one day in Zurich in the future! Best wishes!

10K Congratulations !!! You two have great content, watched your move from Amsterdam and that time you bought the kurtzgesagt poster. Maybe a winter video soon too? We are planning our first trip there next year!

Congratulations on your 10k. My partner and I watch your channel because we find it informative, especially since we want to visit and are also considering moving. Thanks for providing super helpful content!

Nice video, Thanks for sharing your experiences. I like your channel very much🫶 Keep it up🔥

Congrats for 10K subscribers! Great video as always. I wish we could do a meet up in Amsterdam :)

Hi Claudia and Jan, congrats on the 10k subscribers! I really enjoy watching your videos and I´ve learned so many useful things from your channels before arriving in Zürich :) I am originally from Croatia but I have studied in Vienna, and I just recently moved to Zürich for a job opportunity in an architecture office, so I would be up for meeting you in person as well. In case you decide to organize something this winter, let me know please :) have a nice day! Iva

Great video guys!

Myself and my girlfriend is trying to move to Switzerland in near future you guys are a big help 😊

Love your videos and I found them really useful, My husband and I are moving from London to Zurich next year (around the summer) so this is great for us. We are down for the meeting! christmas market would be such a lucky time for us we will be there early December !

Damn Im so disappointed. My goal is to save at least 100k€ per year, but not even Swiss salaries would let me do that... unless I'd apply for a high level master and start working in investment banking (but its a tough road). Im a 24 years old SAP Analyst (only 6 months of experience) and a bachelor degree at economics of banks at University of Milan, I can speak fluent English (and of course C2 Italian), a little bit of Spanish and Im gonna start learning German soon. But I cant see any chance of saving that amount atm, in my situation. I should study and invest a lot more to get there and thats quite frustrating. Any help/advice from anyone in a higher situation?

Hello!! Extremely interesting video (i thank youtube algorithm for once haha), will definitely check out the rest of your videos. May I ask, would you be interested in a professional video editor to handle your next videos? Would love to do that.

I believe you have only taken into account the deductions which you see on your salary receipt.. AHV, Pensionfund, unemployment insurance... and not Bundes/Kantonsteuer which you have to pay in addition when you file your annual tax returns. That is another 20% off your Brutto income, your post-tax income is really around 5K.

Hi guys, a huge fan here! I wonder how easy would it be for a Spanish Software developer to find a 100% remote job while living in Switzerland? Is that common? Thanks!

Very good information... 💐❤️ Tq couple.. Love from india 🇮🇳❣️

Congratulations for your 10k if you keep like this you can get a huge YT channel I'm pretty sure. 🎉❤ Now one suggest, I think it would be interesting to make a video just like this but on Banking or Pharma sector due to are the most important and well paid sectors of Switzerland.

thank you so much for the video

Congratulations on your 10k Milestone! I've been following you since I'm from Spain and also want to move to Switzerland. Do you recomend find a job before going to live there? I'm an engineer and I've been applying to several companies without any success. Also, what level of German should people have before moving to Zurich?

Cost of life in Switzerland is really subjective.Even with minimum salary, you can save some money if you are a simple person... or you can end up broke if you spend recklessly.

I would like to see the meetup online. Let make you during Christmas days and you can start live video in RU-vid. Congrats for 10000+ :)

8:55 most of the money you save by living in St Gallen vs Zurich will be offset by higher tax rates (crazy high, especially in SG city)

Hi Claudia and Jan. Glad to see the notification. Thank you for releasing new video and sharing about post tax salary/month. It is enlightning and will help me to prepare and estimate spending if I live in Zurich. How about side jobs, part time, remote works or freelance jobs besides our primary full time job? Are they possible to do in Zurich and can double our salary or compensate our monthly expenses? I would like to know your opinion. Thank you in advance! 🌟🧡

as someone who came to switzerland this month with no University degree right now i make 60 franc an hour in aargau as an DC Techncian

Looking forward to the meetup!

could you please make a video in the streets asking the swiss about what do they think about foreigners? (from Spain, from Germany...)

Hi Claudia/Jan You guys always post some very interesting content! I think I've missed seeing the billag as a fix cost, this is 1chf per day, and it's mandatory afaik.. as a variable cost I would have added sports, people here often have like a gym abo, or anything related... I spend most of my money in food and I would love to join the meeting if one day you decide to do it! Saludos Jaime

Yes, meeting in Zürich Christmas Market :) I used to have train ticket, so I used to go everywhere in Zürich. Now i have a small car, it would be nice to know where can we park in Zürich since the Opera park costs 5 chf per hour

My health insurance in Geneva is now at 650 sfr per month, single person For anyone thinking about moving to Switzerland do not underestimate this cost Anyway, I was able to save more than 7k per month over 30 years and am now happily retired

You guys are amazing!

I really enjoy your videos !accurate, reliable and very well elaborated , besides you are a very cute couple ! 🙏🏻 Thanks

Hello! Madison and Oliver here :) we have been following your videos a long time in preparation to move to Zurich in April! If you do a spring meet up in April or anytime later than that we will be there 😊 Please ignore the weird username I think I set that up when I was 12 😅. We are moving from New Zealand btw!

Hey, a meetup would be great. I would prefer a meetup in Spring!

if got married + have kids (more than one?), then the calculation is too optimistics :)

You are a very cute coupple! And your channel content are very good quality, thanks guys!

Awesome video ❤❤❤

thanks for your work

Why did you remove some videos?

Please talk about van rentals in Switzerland for tourists who dont want to stay in hotels

After seeing Claudia’s reaction to the budget I am ready for the ClaudiaXJan Onlyjans announcement 📣 🎊 🎉

About a different topic, what is your hair color Claudia? I have brown hair too but it is hard to describe this shade to the hairdresser.

Good video, but small correction: Health insurance: 350 is sadly a thing of the past. The politicians in Bern with their endless lobbying by hospitals and big pharma have made that impossible unfortunately. 450-500 a month is now the minimum. Energy costs are also much higher than 100 these days sadly.

you forgot to mention that you have to pay for the doctors visit up to a certain value. you should take the maximum of this value and split it over the 12 months and add this as additional expense. I also heard the tax and insurance for cars is much more expensive than in germany.

Pls show Christmas markets in switzerland

Another expat in Switzerland. I need to find a way to spend less on groceries as I'm probably close to 1000 CHF each month. The only viable way would probably be to reduce meat to 2-3 days per week.

Könnt ihr mal ein Video drüber machen wieviel ein Gymnasiallehrer in Zürich verdient? Vill. spricht ihr auch mit einem Lehrer :)

Can you please make a video on salary in medical profession like for an oral and maxillofacial surgeon

I'm interested in the meetup! I like the xmas market idea.

How long would it take for an average couple to save a deposit on a first home. By my calculations a single person on 100k CHF could do it in only 100 months. or 8.2 years. Would a couple usually be able to save a 20% deposit in half the time?

Which is scope of Lawyer in Switzerland because Now a days i am studying a law from Lithuania

Love from India ❤ brother

Lets do a meetup!

Would you consider coming to other cities in Switzerland, for example, Bern or Geneva?

Watching this as I’m eating pasta in Geneva… It hurts

How much is it a hair implant in Zurich ? I am sure Jan already checked.

Is there any chance for MERN stack or React developer from india

What jobs pay 100,000? Is this average middle class?

How to find an apartment in Switzerland?

Can u answer me something if its viable to live in Switzerland and work just speaking english, or u NEED to know the language ?

No pension contribution?

Wow dude you speak fast !

Let’s have a meet up on the piste in st moritz. Then we can blow your month’s saving on one green salad :)

350 fr for health insurance?! That is quit cheap. Normally people pay at least 450-500 fr

Lol. So it’s impossible to live on less than 400’000. Thanks for clarifying :)

Geiles Video!

wait is it 100k annual combined income?

Nice. Those numbers will explode if you have small kids