Cfalk From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (7 years 4 months 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 3365 times:
Costs in Lucerne are not cheap, if you compare to American costs. It also depends on what your standard of living is. I'd say that if you are single, you need an income of at least 4,000 or 5,000 Francs per month to live comfortably and not want for anything.
Here is a website where you can get an idea of apartment costs. I've already tailored it for lucerne.
You can of course get better deals if you live out of town, but you'll have to commute. If you don't mind that, I'd recommend going to one of the neighboring towns, where the taxes are lower.
I was born in Lucerne, and I still have family there and visit 5 or 6 times per year. Drop me a line if you need any help. It's really one of the most beautiful places in the world to live.
David L From United Kingdom, joined May 1999, 9218 posts, RR: 42 Reply 3, posted (7 years 4 months 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 3335 times:
Quoting Cfalk (Reply 1): It's really one of the most beautiful places in the world to live.
I hadn't been there for a few years till December - it is beautiful. Lots to do: lakes, mountains and, of course, the transport museum, all on your doorstep and it's not far from the Alps, Zurich, Bern, etc. And the quaint covered wooden bridge would be a novelty for a good few days.
PipoA380 From Switzerland, joined May 2005, 1591 posts, RR: 52 Reply 4, posted (7 years 4 months 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 3329 times:
Quoting L-188 (Reply 2): I haven't even looked at a map yet to see what side of the country Lucerne is on.
That's easier for you now
Situated in central-eastern switzerland, in the German part of the country. The west is French speaking, and the little bit in the southeast is italian speaking.
It's not about AIRBUS. it's not about BOEING. It's all about the beauty of FLYING.
ILOVEA340 From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 2100 posts, RR: 5 Reply 5, posted (7 years 4 months 1 day ago) and read 3295 times:
I would say a rough estimate in US dollars for a very basic but confortable standard of living would require an income (assuming no saving or loans to pay off) of around $4000 (assuming you are single). I crunched some numbers once for Basel and it came out to be a little below that figure but Basel also it a tad bit cheaper.
RJ100 From Switzerland, joined Nov 2000, 4107 posts, RR: 32 Reply 8, posted (7 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 3222 times:
Quoting DL021 (Reply 7): Beautiful lake. The entire country is beautiful in that Alaska/Wyoming mountain way.
Agree, although Switzerland in fact is one of the most dense populated countries in the world.
A lot of people don't know that, but even the mountain areas are populated in Switzerland unlike the Alaskan regions.
David L From United Kingdom, joined May 1999, 9218 posts, RR: 42 Reply 9, posted (7 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 3212 times:
Quoting RJ100 (Reply 8): even the mountain areas are populated in Switzerland
It's quite weird to see valley floors populated by decent sized towns and then several hundred meters up, clinging to what seem like near-vertical mountains on either side, there are more small clusters of buildings. I guess that's why hang-gliding's so popular there!
Mir From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 19717 posts, RR: 56 Reply 10, posted (7 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 3200 times:
I'd say take it if you have the chance. It'll probably be more expensive than in the US, but Switzerland's an amazing country, and I'd love to live there one day.
-Mir
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L-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 29352 posts, RR: 62 Reply 11, posted (7 years 3 months 4 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 3177 times:
Well, I haven't heard back on that job...but the planets where aligned yesterday.
At 3:15 one of the managers of a different section came over to ask if I would be willing to stick around for another 3 weeks while a different buyer is out on vacation.
At 3:20 while I was looking up some contact information for the contract house I go through for him, I got a call from another company facility asking to set up an interview with them for week after next.
After that call I got a call from another supply chain company here in town asking to interview today.
So three requestions for interview in 15 minutes!
Wow! that has never happened to me before.
Add to that fact when I got home, the university sent me my blue card, which means that I can go down and pick up by Diploma!
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