COST OF LIVING IN SWITZERLAND 2025! 🇨🇭 As a Singapore Expat

[@Olliechinny]

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[@dollars2612]

Of all the Switzerland videos I've watched, yours has been the best so far. One can't watch your videos and not go to Switzerland prepared or know what to do. Thanks Ollie Can you do a video like this about Geneva?

[@Olliechinny]

I do have a travel guide on what to do in Geneva, check here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXS3k42eZ8-gp5osi=H5d9SP2R3v2LzC_y

[@dollars2612]

@@Olliechinny thanks

[@AdolfoWatanabe]

Thanks, @olliechinny. Could you recommend sites to search for places to rent in switzerland and the process of renting an apartment?

[@shaoluv]

Hi, just found your channel. Fellow Singaporean here 👋. Will be staying in Geneva for 10 months for work, your videos have been very helpful and I feel less anxious about my trip there 😁

[@BenderFondue]

Wow, your health insurance really is high, I pay 3/4th of your monthly fee. One of the tricks I use to make my food cheaper is by buying in bulk. For example I have a chest freezer and usually buy 1/4th beef, half a pig or similar amounts freshly from the farmer. That way I get very cheap meat. Added to that is the quality being much higher, since I can choose a farmer I like. Same goes with fruits and vegetable, although I understand that a lot of people would want those fresh

[@Olliechinny]

That’s a very good suggestion! I never considered buying in bulk from the farmer, but also because I don’t have that much freezer storage

[@Olliechinny]

I think the insurance also varies depending on where you live, and it’s particularly high in Vaud. Which canton are you in…?

[@BenderFondue]

@@Olliechinny In St. Gallen and yeah, you drew the short end of the stick with Vaud, they are high in a lot of bills

[@BenderFondue]

@@Olliechinny yeah, I did get the chest freezer specifically for that purpose

[@jardelcallegarifockink3760]

Congratulations for the video!

[@elizabethczm]

Hello! Thanks for doing these videos, it’s vvv helpful haha. Just wondering whether it’s common to rent cars in Geneva/other cantons and how much the cost of renting, petrol, etc, would look like. Are there many rental car services available and do they offer hourly/daily car rentals?

[@Olliechinny]

I don’t drive in Switzerland. Not the best to answer. There is Mobility car sharing which goes by the hour

[@leontnf6144]

How about subscription services, do households in Switzerland usually have those? Like Netflix. Cause I suppose most people don't watch traditional TV channels these days. Also, home internet and mobile phone plan? Not sure if you left those out by accident 😆 But great info nonetheless.

[@Olliechinny]

Thanks! Indeed I left out my internet and phone bills and explained it under my description.

[@caterinacevallos9822]

I'm not sure where exactly you're travelling to and from, but the annual Mobilis subscription might be a cheaper option for most people (rather than half-fare plus).

[@Olliechinny]

We prefer not to drive as the traffic is not good and it’s less stressful on the train

[@caterinacevallos9822]

@@Olliechinny I see, but why is half-fare plus better than annual Mobilis subscription? Are you traveling across cantons/cities everyday? What I'm saying is that for most people who work where they live, annual Mobilis subscription is better.

[@Dampfnudel]

But is the 4955 CHF per month the total expense for you and your spouse or is it already divided by 2?

[@Olliechinny]

It’s my own spending not with my spouse.

[@sagittariusa9012]

I pay 278 CHF per month for health insurance (also 2500 Franchise).

[@Olliechinny]

That’s low! Which canton are u in?

[@sagittariusa9012]

@@Olliechinny Schaffhausen

[@TN-oh9oq]

That's nothing! I pay three times that amount, monthly...

[@sagittariusa9012]

@@TN-oh9oq same franchise?

[@biancahiestermann784]

Hi - what job do you have if you don’t mind me asking? This was a very informative video I’m a physiotherapist and am looking to potentially relocate to Switzerland

[@Olliechinny]

I am an instructional designer/ e-learning developer

[@izzaocampo6911]

Thanks Olivia

[@TN-oh9oq]

How do you manage to pay so few? You must be in the right canton... I must move

[@coolioguy1535]

if you don’t mind, i would really appreciate it if you do a breakdown video on how is the salary there like what to expect, how much of the salary, that is considered luxury there haha oh and what’s the minimum salary there? if there’s any. I’m an auditor and i’m considering to be transferred there.

[@Olliechinny]

It really differs according to industry!

[@BenderFondue]

Interestingly enough, the Swiss people actually said no on a national minimum salary when we got to vote on it. There are some unions (carpenter, Health Care, ...) who have a standardized contract and salary, but no full coverage. But for reference, the median salary (in 2023) is about 6600CHF per month

[@coolioguy1535]

@@BenderFondue damnnn that’s actually highhh, no wonder the cost of living there is high. Kinda worth it tho

[@PaulSobon1]

FWIW, the minimum wage salary in GenevaCanton is four thousand francs per month. Believe there’s only one otherCanton with a minimum wage.

[@PaulSobon1]

100 chf for a taxi at night from the Geneva Airport to Lausanne? In your dreams 😅 First - and last - time I did that it was about 200 chf. As you say: take the train!

[@gabyfields3235]

When I travel to Europe, I avoid Switzerland. If I want to enjoy the mountains, I go to Austria or Italy. Much better, the people are friendlier, the food is better, and much less expensive. We travelled through Switzerland this past spring, we stopped in Interlaken for lunch. Service was bad, food mediocre, and outrageously expensive. And do not get me started about Zurich....

[@Olliechinny]

it’s a pity u fail to appreciate the beauty of Switzerland but of course you are entitled to your own experience!

[@MarianneFrutiger-fh9qn]

Interlaken ist schon lange nur noch ein Touristen Platz!

[@gofgan]

😂😂😂We shouldn't dare gt u started on Zurich...

[@camilaloaiza7731]

Amazing video, really useful and detailed, highly appreciate your work. Do you have any recommendation about financial life in Switzerland? Like best banks, investment funds, stuff like that.

[@Olliechinny]

Thank you for your kind words! Unfortunately, I am not really a financial expert and don’t feel confident enough in this subject to give advice to a public audience on this at the moment, I prefer to stick to my niche in travel and general expat life for now!

[@camilaloaiza7731]

@@Olliechinny Don't worry!, thanks for your honesty :3

[@eile4219]

Switzerland sound like and expensive country.

[@deonhowardsr1904]

Living in Switzerland 🇨🇭 seems like a rip off.🤦🏾‍♂️

[@mpram5522]

It’s not a rip off. I know it’s hard for most Africans to understand the concept of paying for services. Most Africans don’t know that the reason their countries are dilapidated and not developed is because they were never taught that it all comes from paying for it or from taxes. I see a lot of african foreigners who are here in South Africa who don’t obey the laws, built shacks, connect power or electricity illegally, just don’t want to pay for anything. Western and European counties don’t have african minerals so they must collect taxes to develop those places you Africans want but don’t want to pay taxes for 😂😂😂😂

[@kindel7168]

So, I'm moving to Texas

[@codegreenie3429]

Imagine getting taxed 40% of your income. Really happy to be a Muslim.

[@gabyfields3235]

Stupid remark! What does being a Muslim have to do with your tax rate? If you live in Switzerland, they won't give a shit whether you are a Muslim...you'll have to pay the applicable tax rate, regardless of your religion. Or did you think you should receive special treatment because you're so damn special?