Living in Switzerland
Everything that makes up your daily life: the excellent but expensive public transport, the cantonal school system, social security, and the reality of the Swiss cost of living.
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Open →- How Switzerland works: complete guide for new residents
- The 26 cantons of Switzerland: map, capitals and languages
- Budgets in Switzerland: Housing, Food and Taxes
- The school system in Switzerland explained
- Languages in Switzerland: German, French, Italian and Romansh
- Public transport in Switzerland: CFF/SBB, Halbtax and General Pass (AG)
- Cost of living in Switzerland
- Returning purchases in Switzerland: what does and does not exist
- Cycling in Switzerland seems easy...
- Geneva is a vibrant, multicultural city, known for its stunning natural landscape and its importance in international diplomacy. It will be possible
- Geneva, a city located on the southwestern border of Switzerland, on the shores of beautiful Lake Geneva, is a place with a rich history and vibrant life.
- And here goes Zurich... I would say it is the largest and most developed city in Switzerland. And here goes Zurich... I would say it is the largest and most developed city
- The process to obtain Swiss citizenship
- Today I have exciting and positive news to share with our community in Geneva: starting in 2025, public transport in Geneva will be
- Financial Planning in Switzerland: Budget Examples for Different Types of Households
- In Switzerland, train prices have begun to generate controversy due to their high cost compared to car use. According to an article
- The Price of Coffee in the World: An Index that Reflects the Cost of Living
- Requirements and Preparation to Immigrate to Switzerland as a European Citizen: The Crucial Role of Language
- Attention travelers! The CFF deploy the orchestra to avoid traffic jams at Berne station
- Weekly purchases: New customs rules from January 1, 2025
- From Saturday, November 23 (7:00 p.m.) to Sunday, November 24 (3:00 p.m.), the Geneva Cornavin train station will close for 20 hours, since the evening
- How does the Swiss weather affect your mood?
- Language: the first challenge of the emigrant
- Having children in Switzerland: personal decision or budget issue?
- Swiss trains: punctual... or too punctual
- From 10.5 to 3 weeks: that's how unfair summer holidays in Switzerland are
- Chur: the grandmother of Swiss cities
- The “Heimatort”: your town in your passport… even if you have never been there
- In Switzerland, the fine is adapted to your salary (and you do not always pay it immediately)
- Living on CHF 4,500 gross per month in Zurich or Geneva: is it possible to save?
- Where to ask for real help in Switzerland this winter (by cantons and with links)
- Goodbye to demi-tarif? Switzerland tests “My Ride”, the new system that could change how we travel by train
- Buying a house in Switzerland: an (almost) impossible mission
- Coop overtakes Migros: the change of cycle in Swiss supermarkets
- Which cantons are more “free” in Switzerland and why
- Punctuality in Switzerland: myth, reality and uncomfortable little truths
- The loi montagne has nothing to do with your purchases in France
- British tourism - London calls for more vigilance from those traveling to Switzerland
- Speaking a local language in Switzerland: it's no longer theory, it's practice
- Buying “cheap” stamps can be very expensive in Switzerland
- 800 francs fine for petting your own dog on a plane.
- Which cantons in Switzerland are “freest”. And why you have to read this calmly. A ranking has come out these days that is circulating a lot and that convi
- What is the most expensive public parking in Switzerland? Comparison by big cities
- Shopping tourism cannot be stopped. And the sooner we assume it, the better.
- Tourism in Switzerland 2025: historical record… and it is no coincidence
- Daily life in Switzerland: 25 practical tips for newcomers
- How the Swiss political system works: Confederation, cantons and commune
- Los festivos en Suiza dependen del cantón donde trabajas, no de donde vives
- La nueva asignación de guardería en Suiza: lo que cambia para familias trabajadoras
- Las multas en Suiza: el sistema por el que una infracción de tráfico puede costar un mes de sueldo
- El 1 de mayo en Suiza: festivo en algunos cantones, día de mudanzas en casi todos
- Electricity drops in 2026, but only if you live in the right canton
- Having a dog in Switzerland costs more than it seems
- Getting rid of old furniture in Switzerland: what works, what doesn’t, and how much it might cost you
- Living together without getting married in Switzerland: what you would lose if your partner died tomorrow
- 41 nights of barking, a bucket of ice water in November and a fine of 2,000 francs
- You've been in Switzerland for twenty years. You go back to Spain on holiday and something doesn't fit like it used to
- One day your child inadvertently answers you in German. And there you understand that he has been thinking in another language for years
- In Spain, you’re ‘the Swiss guy’. In Switzerland, you’re ‘the Spaniard’. That’s exactly what the second generation of many of us experience.
- Yesterday in Lausanne, Geneva, Zurich and Bern, there were hundreds of thousands of people dressed in purple out on the streets. If you’ve only been in Switzerland for a short time, it might have been the first time you’ve seen it