Anybody living in Geneva?

**Davy** · 05-07-2010, 05:05 AM

I would not expect it to be cheap.

**pradaboy** · 05-09-2010, 03:44 AM

Sunday bump

**LoveSandra** · 05-09-2010, 05:20 AM

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**Slappin Fish** · 05-09-2010, 05:20 AM

I am not Swiss, nor live there, but I've spend enough time in Geneva to know a few things.

Cost of living is high, now higher than Zurich, top 5 in the world. Finding a place to live is a bitch, shortage of empty apartment you have to apply for places you like....not as advantageous for tax purposes as you would think either.

For the rest, if you are the family type you'll like how safe it is, if you are the sporty type you'll like all the activities you can do in the alps, but if you are the party type you'll hate how small GVA actually is

**pradaboy** · 05-09-2010, 07:32 AM

Originally posted by Slappin Fish

I am not Swiss, nor live there, but I've spend enough time in Geneva to know a few things.

Cost of living is high, now higher than Zurich, top 5 in the world. Finding a place to live is a bitch, shortage of empty apartment you have to apply for places you like....not as advantageous for tax purposes as you would think either.

For the rest, if you are the family type you'll like how safe it is, if you are the sporty type you'll like all the activities you can do in the alps, but if you are the party type you'll hate how small GVA actually is

Yup pretty much what I've read so far. Very hard to get an apartment. Do not understand the tax remark though. I did some research online and I came to a very very nice tax rate for my situation.

**Chosen** · 05-09-2010, 08:04 AM

Originally posted by Davy

I would not expect it to be cheap.

**TeenCat** · 05-09-2010, 08:14 AM

i am working 16/7 to buy apartment in geneve or anywhere in french part of swiss ...

**Slappin Fish** · 05-09-2010, 09:07 AM

Originally posted by pradaboy

Yup pretty much what I've read so far. Very hard to get an apartment. Do not understand the tax remark though. I did some research online and I came to a very very nice tax rate for my situation.

Well sometimes people expect Switzerland to be virtually tax free, but when you add up federal, cantonal and municipal taxes rates can actually go quite high.

It all depends which country you are compare it to I guess.

**pradaboy** · 05-09-2010, 02:17 PM

Originally posted by Slappin Fish

Well sometimes people expect Switzerland to be virtually tax free, but when you add up federal, cantonal and municipal taxes rates can actually go quite high.

It all depends which country you are compare it to I guess.

Yeah you're right on that point. Compared to the rest of Western Europe it's quite a good deal though, it seems the higher up north you go the bigger the ass rape is.

**xmas13** · 05-09-2010, 02:34 PM

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...

**xmas13** · 05-09-2010, 02:36 PM

You are the specialist dude, or so it says in your sig.

Anybody living in Geneva?

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