Thursday, 5 July 2007

My Conditions in Switzerland

During the interview, one of the crucial questions I needed to ask was if my salary would be enough to have a decent life in Switzerland, as I know Switzerland is one of the most expensive places in the world. According to CIA World Factbook, The GDP per capita of Switzerland is about $34,000, which is 4 times of Turkey's, and 8 times of Morocco's.

Although the director assured me that my salary would be competitive, with some basic mathematics I can see my life standard will not be as good as it was in Turkey, or Morocco. Besides, I'll have to pay rent.

I won't have a car for the first year, however public transportation is said to be excellent and extremely punctual.

My flat is only 2 km to Centreville and 5 km to my workplace.
Where I'll live and where I'll work on GoogleMaps.

I rented the place of a teacher who will be moving out in order to share another apartment with 3 other teachers from the school.
This flat has 2 bedrooms, and basic utilities, but no furniture. First thing to do in Lausanne seems to be a visit to Ikea.

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