[themartorana]

But wouldn't you also make less for the same job in Germany, making the relative ratio of income to cost not all that dissimilar?

[airza]

Sort of, but zurich, basel, and geneva are right in the top 4-5 most expensive countries to live in on earth.

[thallian]

That is true, I only wanted to share my experience and provide some anecdotal evidence for the parent post :)