Cost of living in Switzerland
Summary of the main results of the 1998 study of salaries
and household consumption.
Source: Office fédéral de la statistique, 2000
|
All Swiss house-holds |
Lake Geneva region
|
|
| Average size of chosen households |
2.24
|
2.26
|
| Food and non-alcoholic drinks |
627
|
671
|
| Alcoholic drinks and tobacco |
95
|
*
|
| Clothing and shoes |
235
|
246
|
| Accommodation and energy |
1'371
|
1'382
|
| Furniture, household equipment and regular household maintenance |
262 |
318 |
| Medical services and expenditure on health |
327
|
341
|
| Transport |
635
|
790
|
| Communications |
168
|
192
|
| Leisure and culture |
517
|
489
|
| Education |
32
|
*
|
| Eating out and hotels |
497
|
500
|
| Other goods and services |
184
|
195
|
| Transfer expenses (Social security (including those deducted from salary), taxes etc) |
3'154 |
3'510 |
* unsufficient number of inscriptions to be figured out
Scale of salaries listed by sector
|
Administrative Personnel |
Gross Annual Salary |
| Bilingual secretary (1 to 2 years experience) | 45'000 / 60'000 |
| Experienced trilingual secretary | 50'000 / 65'000 |
| Junior accountant | 46'800 / 60’500 |
|
Senior accountant
|
65'000 / 100'000 |
| Management |
|
| Junior manager | 78'000 / 95'000 |
| Small operations manager | 90'000 / et plus |
| Senior manager | 110'000 / et plus |
The social benefits of about 17% are added to these salaries and are contributed by the employer. The costs of vacations and holidays are included in these annual salaries.
(Source : DEV, développement
économique vaudois)
