Forget the Balcony, You Can Almost Afford a Closet: Renting in Zurich

Zurich is a beautiful city, but living there can come at a steep price! This video takes a deep dive into the reality of renting an apartment in Zurich. This video is the next part of our "100K in Zürich" series.
Brace yourself for some rent shock! We'll break down average costs for different apartment sizes and neighborhoods.
But don't despair! This video also offers some tips and tricks for finding affordable housing in Zurich, including:
Understanding different housing options (studios, shared apartments, etc.)
Looking in the right neighborhoods
Whether you're a student, young professional, or just curious about life in Zurich, this video will give you a realistic picture of what to expect.
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[@cernejr]

Good video. Is owning a car in CH expensive/painful? The answer would impact my choice of where to live. Also, are there detached house suburbs (US style) in CH?

[@Edgar-vh4gu]

Why would you fixate so much on owning a car? Switzerland and especially zurich has very good public transport that will be both much cheaper and probably more convenient to use rather than a car.

[@38countries]

Depends on what you mean by expensive. In many cases you don't need a car in Switzerland, so it would not matter.

[@hansb7020]

There is already too many people here.

[@38countries]

While I understand that there are reservations in Switzerland for more immigrants coming, I think the facts say otherwise. If people stop moving to Switzerland, the AHV will collapse. Also, Avenir Suisse says that Switzerland has space for 12M people, approx. 3M more than now. At any rate, Switzerland is far from being the most densely populated European country. The Netherlands have a higher density of population and they are doing just fine.

[@johndutton349]

I totally agree. Also too many tourists (most of them come just to brag with friends back home and take stupid selfies, they don't give a damn about Swiss history....if Burundi tomorrow becomes the new "cool" destination they would all go there), Switzerland should start charging tourists 200 CHF per day, like Buthan, to reduce mass tourism and its impact on the environment.
I am a foreigner here, but I can see how the country is overcrowded and its quality of life has plummeted, if I could I would vote Yes on the upcoming referendum to cap population growth.
The trains for example are constantly overcrowded, jesus christ.
I couldn't care less what the rich capitalists of Avenir Suisse, from their villas with private driver, say...if anything I'd do exactly the opposite of what they advice.
We can raise taxes for the rich to cover any gaps on AVH or whatever. And no, they are not going to "flee" as they always threaten...where are they going, to some craphole like Dubai or some banana republic in the Caribbeans?

[@johndutton349]

​@@38countries Yes, let's all live like sardines in a can, so that the rich capitalists of Avenire Suisse, who live in villas with private drivers, can make even more money and pay even less taxes.
If anything we should do exactly the opposite of what they say.