Is Switzerland a good place to live for remote workers?

Switzerland scores 85/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 193.2 Mbps, safety 96, healthcare 87, air quality 93, english 72) — rank 21 of 167. World-class everything at world-record prices; mandatory private health insurance.

How fast is the internet in Switzerland?

Median fixed broadband is around 193.2 Mbps. World-class everything at world-record prices; mandatory private health insurance.

What does $3,000/month get you in Switzerland?

Single-person essentials run about $2,753/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "comfortable" (1.1× essentials).

Livability · rank 21/167

Is 🇨🇭 Switzerland (Zürich) a good place to live?

Quality score 85/100 against essentials of $2,753/month. World-class everything at world-record prices; mandatory private health insurance.

The five metrics

Internet 77 193.2 Mbps median broadband, 97.3% online

Safety 96 0.6 homicides/100k (2023)

Healthcare 87 UHC service coverage 87/100 (2023)

Air quality 93 PM2.5 8.2 µg/m³ (2023)

English 72 day-to-day usability

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: very strong; World Bank WGI estimate 1.76 · corruption control 2.01 · stability 0.98 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $72.2 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $72.31/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($2,753)	Verdict
$2,000	0.7×	out of budget
$3,000	1.1×	comfortable
$5,000	1.8×	very comfortable

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

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Similar value-for-money

🇮🇱 Israel — quality 82.1, essentials $2,677/mo
🇸🇧 Solomon Islands — quality 55.7, essentials $1,786/mo
🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis — quality 49.1, essentials $1,628/mo
🇨🇫 Central African Republic — quality 26.1, essentials $809/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Switzerland a good place to live for remote workers?: Switzerland scores 85/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 193.2 Mbps, safety 96, healthcare 87, air quality 93, english 72) — rank 21 of 167. World-class everything at world-record prices; mandatory private health insurance.
How fast is the internet in Switzerland?: Median fixed broadband is around 193.2 Mbps. World-class everything at world-record prices; mandatory private health insurance.
What does $3,000/month get you in Switzerland?: Single-person essentials run about $2,753/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "comfortable" (1.1× essentials).