When setting up life in a new country, you will need some cash. If you need to wait until you get paid, it will be quite difficult. We took a guess at what we would need to get set up at about 20k CHF, and that has proved out to be about right. Here is a breakdown of the things we needed to pay for:
- Rental Deposit = 3x montly rent
- First Month rent
- Heath insurance premiums - in Switzerland, you need to select a plan within 90 days, and then you are back-covered. Of course, you also owe back premiums. So, for us, they sucked out two months of premiums.
- Renters insurance - annual premium
- Rail passese
- Registration fees for the city/canton
- Money for moving-related incidentals (car rental to procure household goods)
- Down payment on furniture rental or purchase of necessary furniture pieces
- Grocery and incidentals budget during first few weeks until paychecks roll in
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