3.63/5
440 reviews
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Geneva

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Geneva is well-connected with excellent public transportation that operates on an honor system. The city’s location makes it an ideal base for travel, and it’s known for its beautiful lake and scenic surroundings. It’s highly diverse, with many international residents, particularly diplomats and their families, contributing to a cosmopolitan feel. English is widely spoken, which makes settling in easier for expats. The people are generally friendly, and you can see most of the city in just a couple of days due to its compact size.

However, Geneva is extremely expensive, both in terms of housing and daily living costs. Additionally, the pace of administration and general business activity on the French-speaking side can feel slow and bureaucratic. Some expats might prefer cities like Lausanne or Zurich for a more business-friendly environment. Overall, Geneva works well for short-term stays or as a travel base, but the high cost and sluggish bureaucracy can be drawbacks for longer-term living or work.

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2 years ago

Incredibly expensive city, but a great location to get to many other destinations. The city is highly diverse due to all the diplomats and their various supporting structures. You can see most of Geneva in 2 days. The lake is gorgeous!!! Public transport is fantastic and on the honor system. The people are very nice and everyone speaks English.

3 years ago

As an expat in Geneva since 5years now, I'll recommend Lausanne or Zurich before Geneva. French Swiss are slow to make business with and have a lot of bureaucracy.

8 years ago

✅ Great public transport

✅ Beautiful scenery

✅ Diverse population

✅ English widely spoken

✅ Good location for travel

✅ Very safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Lots of fun stuff to do

✅ Warm now

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Nomads.com members liked going here

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Very easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Roads are very safe

✅ Great freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ People can speak basic English

✅ Very safe for women

✅ Very family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)

❌ Very expensive

❌ Slow bureaucracy

❌ Extremely expensive

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Very difficult to make friends

❌ Hospitals are bad

❌ Many people smoke tobacco

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Feels (median)

236°
cold

134°
cold

846°
cold

948°
cold

1457°
cool

1763°
cool

2170°
mild

2068°
mild

1457°
cool

1355°
cool

541°
cold

337°
cold

Real (median)

236°
very cold

134°
very cold

847°
cold

948°
cold

1457°
cool

1762°
cool

2169°
mild

2068°
mild

1457°
cool

1355°
cool

541°
very cold

337°
very cold

Humidity

damp
78%

damp
75%

nice
70%

nice
67%

damp
73%

damp
75%

nice
73%

nice
70%

damp
74%

damp
73%

damp
78%

damp
79%

Most common

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☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

Rain

rainy
120mm

rainy
71mm

rainy
80mm

rainy
75mm

rainy
150mm

rainy
126mm

rainy
151mm

rainy
106mm

rainy
72mm

rainy
81mm

rainy
85mm

rainy
135mm

Cloud

cloudy
83%

cloudy
76%

cloudy
51%

pockets
47%

cloudy
75%

cloudy
65%

cloudy
63%

cloudy
52%

cloudy
57%

cloudy
61%

cloudy
75%

cloudy
77%

Air quality

clean
45 US AQI

okay
66 US AQI

clean
37 US AQI

clean
34 US AQI

clean
28 US AQI

clean
25 US AQI

clean
35 US AQI

clean
27 US AQI

clean
28 US AQI

clean
36 US AQI

okay
51 US AQI

clean
36 US AQI

Sun

safe
1 UVI

safe
2 UVI

safe
3 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

safe
3 UVI

safe
1 UVI

Remote workers

1,913 people

1,414 people

2,450 people

2,169 people

2,067 people

2,753 people

2,657 people

1,967 people

1,725 people

1,745 people

1,338 people

2,200 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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Annecy

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 20° 68° 19° 67° AQI 37

🚕1h

$4,579 / mo

183 Mbps

Lausanne

Switzerland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 20° 68° 20° 68° AQI 49

🚕2h

$7,263 / mo

44 Mbps

Chamonix

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌫 Feels 12° 54° 12° 54° AQI 29

🚕2h

$5,709 / mo

38 Mbps

Lyon

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 72° AQI 26

🚕4h

$4,405 / mo

108 Mbps

Grenoble

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 23° 73° 23° 73° AQI 38

🚕4h

$3,792 / mo

108 Mbps

Bern

Switzerland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 19° 67° AQI 52 😷

✈️10min

$7,803 / mo

53 Mbps

Interlaken

Switzerland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌫 Feels 21° 70° 20° 68° AQI 44

✈️11min

$8,384 / mo

39 Mbps

Dijon

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 20° 68° 20° 69° AQI 30

✈️12min

$3,902 / mo

37 Mbps

Turin

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety bad

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 93 😷

✈️14min

$4,880 / mo

16 Mbps

Basel

Switzerland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 69° AQI 47

✈️15min

$7,803 / mo

30 Mbps

Lugano

Switzerland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌫 Feels 19° 66° 19° 66° AQI 53 😷

✈️17min

$7,283 / mo

38 Mbps

Zurich

Switzerland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 20° 68° AQI 22

✈️18min

$8,696 / mo

31 Mbps

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 19° 66° 18° 65° AQI 52 😷

✈️60min

$8,115 / mo

23 Mbps

New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 14° 57° 15° 59° AQI 11

✈️8h

$8,657 / mo

26 Mbps

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 23° 73° 23° 73° AQI 33

✈️2h

$4,768 / mo

101 Mbps

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 71° AQI 58 😷

✈️33min

$6,592 / mo

40 Mbps

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌫 Feels 22° 72° 22° 72° AQI 25

✈️50min

$6,404 / mo

38 Mbps

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 17° 63° 17° 62° AQI 46

✈️1h

$5,018 / mo

32 Mbps

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 39° 102° 30° 86° Has AC AQI 62 😷

✈️12h

$1,630 / mo

32 Mbps

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌫 Feels 19° 66° 19° 65° AQI 52 😷

✈️55min

$8,045 / mo

15 Mbps

San Francisco, CA

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety bad

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 20

✈️12h

$8,600 / mo

168 Mbps

Singapore

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 41° 106° 32° 90° Has AC AQI 133 😷

✈️14h

$5,509 / mo

101 Mbps

Madrid

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 20° 68° 19° 67° AQI 42

✈️1h

$5,357 / mo

44 Mbps

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 57° 135° 36° 97° Has AC AQI 183 😷

✈️7h

$7,020 / mo

15 Mbps

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 71° AQI 58 😷

✈️33min

$6,592 / mo

🌇 Also went here283 people

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌫 Feels 22° 72° 22° 72° AQI 25

✈️50min

$6,404 / mo

🌇 Also went here236 people

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌫 Feels 19° 66° 19° 65° AQI 52 😷

✈️55min

$8,045 / mo

🌇 Also went here225 people

Rome

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 20° 68° 20° 68° AQI 53 😷

✈️56min

$5,414 / mo

🌇 Also went here169 people

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 19° 66° 18° 65° AQI 52 😷

✈️60min

$8,115 / mo

🌇 Also went here274 people

Prague

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 19° 66° 19° 65° AQI 85 😷

✈️1h

$3,739 / mo

🌇 Also went here163 people

Vienna

Austria

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 68 😷

✈️1h

$4,951 / mo

🌇 Also went here167 people

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 17° 63° 17° 62° AQI 46

✈️1h

$5,018 / mo

🌇 Also went here206 people

Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 63 😷

✈️1h

$3,578 / mo

🌇 Also went here168 people

Madrid

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 20° 68° 19° 67° AQI 42

✈️1h

$5,357 / mo

🌇 Also went here149 people

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 23° 73° 23° 73° AQI 33

✈️2h

$4,768 / mo

🌇 Also went here214 people

Istanbul

Turkey

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 19° 66° 19° 66° AQI 57 😷

✈️3h

$3,424 / mo

🌇 Also went here165 people

New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 14° 57° 15° 59° AQI 11

✈️8h

$8,657 / mo

🌇 Also went here175 people

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 39° 102° 30° 86° Has AC AQI 62 😷

✈️12h

$1,630 / mo

🌇 Also went here205 people

Singapore

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 41° 106° 32° 90° Has AC AQI 133 😷

✈️14h

$5,509 / mo

🌇 Also went here162 people

1,200 remote workers in Geneva now, of which 3+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

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🎒 Nomad Score™	3.63/5 (Rank #120) 440 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍5 liked it 👎1 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Great
👶 Family score	Good
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	😳 Extremely expensive: $7,165 / mo
📡 Internet	🙂 Good: 44 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Good
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🌞 Perfect: 21°C69°F (feels 21°C70°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 73%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	🥵 Very low: 10%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Good: 49 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 28 US AQI
👌 Safety	Great
👩 Safe for women	Great
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Good
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Great
🤝 Lack of racism*	Okay
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Resilience to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Very rich: $10,836 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Okay
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
😄 Happiness*	Good
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Okay
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Okay
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Great
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Great
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Switzerland
🗓️ Average trip length	4 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	44 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	☀️ 21°C 69°F + 😊 Comfy (73%) = feels 21°C 70°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 49 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 28 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay	Dardagny
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood	Lancy
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	CHF 100 = USD 120
💸 Tipping	No
💳 Cashless	💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners)
☕️ Best coffee place	Boreal Coffee Shop
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
🦷 Fluoride added	🚫 No fluoride added
🪨 Water hardness	Hard · 135 mg/L
♻️ Return rate	👍11% of visitors return
📸 Visitors per year	1,150,000 visitors
📸 Tourists now	22,040 tourists
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	430,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$130,032 / year
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 80% 👱‍♀️ 20%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Ambiguous
💻 Online electronics shop	Digitec
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Ryanair
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Swiss
🏥 Best hospital	Beaulieu

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$7,165 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$5,174 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$11,858 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$3,388 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$3,388 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$4,996 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$2,788 / month
🏠 Median home price	$1,804,270
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$159 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$164 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$418 / month
🍛 Dinner	$30
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$5
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$10
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$6
👩‍🏫 International school	$35,203 / year
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$13 / trip
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000	$4,328
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000	$14,553
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000	$65,337

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