Tech IndustryJan 10, 2020
Newpersfine

City to maximize savings in Europe

Being in which city maximizes net savings on the long term (5+ years) in Europe? Asking specifically for SWE jobs. Take into account that some cities have more companies in it, while others not that many. For example Zurich has G and F, but F office is super small and focused only on AR/VR. London for example has F, G, A and many others.

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My.com Rlsu44 Jan 10, 2020

Swiss/german here, zurich should be the best. Even new grads have a salary ~90k here. With some experience it will be much more. The cost of living may be higher, but the tax is way below the german tax (You can also get your stuff in Germany, konstanz is 1h away). I can't speak for L/D/P but when I was looking around, Switzerland also had a better average salary. (Switzerland also has Microsoft, Facebooks crypto sub, Accenture, many big4 and others next to Google,....)

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persfine OP Jan 10, 2020

Thanks for the comment. I just looked up Glassdoor. Yeah, Zurich seems to have the highest salaries. Nice, I’ll look into other companies too.

Zynga DORw15 Jan 10, 2020

Is it possible to get 150-200 for experienced folks?

Microsoft owenwilson Jan 10, 2020

Zurich if you can somehow get a job there, otherwise London. But not at GAFAM.

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persfine OP Jan 10, 2020

I can get a job in London, probably FB. I declined their return offer but I can reapply and 90% get the job. So idk. Want to try with Zurich.

My.com Rlsu44 Jan 10, 2020

Just watch out for the visa requirements there. Do you have an Europe passport? If not the company must prove, that they could not find someone else in either Switzerland or Europe

Booking.com yfRV86 Jan 10, 2020

Amsterdam, with 30% ruling you will pay less taxes for 5 years

Google lc4life Jan 11, 2020

In Zurich you will pay less than that and it's not limited to 5 years

Booking.com yfRV86 Jan 11, 2020

Agree, if it’s either google or Facebook Zurich is better option than Amsterdam. By the way cost of living is Zurich is high compared to other European cities, bachelors many not feel the same.

Cerner FrT6i24 Jan 10, 2020

Go to Luxembourg

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persfine OP Jan 11, 2020

Can I find a High paying job there? My friend gets only 3k euros per month net pay, 1/2 of which is spent on rent