Quality of life in Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland, is among the top cities with a free business environment. According to our city rankings, this is a good place to live with high ratings in safety, healthcare and education.
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Lausanne, Switzerland, is among the top cities with a free business environment. According to our city rankings, this is a good place to live with high ratings in safety, healthcare and education.
Large apartment | $2400.00 |
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Medium apartment | $1800.00 |
Rent index [score] | 0.43 |
Small apartment | $1300.00 |
5km taxi ride | $18.00 |
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A Cappuccino | $4.30 |
A beer | $1.60 |
A kilogram of Apples | $4.70 |
Bread | $1.50 |
Inflation [score] | 0.10 |
Lunch | $24.00 |
Monthly fitness club membership | $100.00 |
Monthly public transport | $84.00 |
Movie ticket | $21.00 |
Price of a meal at a restaurant | $119.77 |
Average monthly increase in number of startups | 2 |
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Average monthly increase in number of startups [score] | 0.27 |
Coworking spaces [score] | 0.59 |
Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co | 3 |
Meetups [score] | 0.59 |
Meetups groups | 186 |
Meetups members | 43319 |
Number of investors | 12 |
Number of startup events in the last 12 months | 87 |
Number of upcoming meetup events | 20 |
Startup climate scene [score] | 0.47 |
Startup events | 23 |
Startup events [score] | 0.45 |
Startups [score] | 0.49 |
Total number of startups | 118 |
Venture capital [score] | 0.33 |
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Airport hub | 101 |
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Airport hub [score] | 0.47 |
Intercity train connectivity [score] | 0.83 |
Traffic handling [score] | 0.82 |
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Business freedom | 82.20 |
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Business freedom [score] | 0.81 |
Freedom from corruption | 86.00 |
Freedom from corruption [score] | 0.96 |
Lack of labor restrictions | 72.10 |
Lack of labor restrictions [score] | 0.66 |
Time to open a business | 10.00 |
Time to open a business [score] | 0.90 |
Crime rate [score] | 0.74 |
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Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year | 3 |
Guns per 100 residents | 24 |
Lack of gun related deaths [score] | 0.92 |
Lack of guns [score] | 0.87 |
Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score] | 0.89 |
Healthcare expenditure [score] | 1.00 |
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Healthcare quality [score] | 0.88 |
Life expectancy (years) | 83.36 |
Life expectancy [score] | 1.00 |
Best university in ranking | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne |
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Best university ranking | 30 |
Country mean scores in PISA math test | 531.14 |
Country mean scores in PISA reading test | 509.04 |
Country mean scores in PISA science test | 515.30 |
PISA math ranking (high school) | 7 |
PISA ranking | 11 |
PISA ranking (high school) [score] | 0.85 |
PISA reading (high school) | 20 |
PISA science (high school) | 14 |
Percent of happy students | 0.86 |
Percent of low performers in PISA math test | 0.12 |
Percent of low performers in PISA reading test | 0.14 |
Percent of low performers in PISA science test | 0.13 |
Percent of top performers in PISA math test | 0.21 |
Percent of top performers in PISA reading test | 0.09 |
Percent of top performers in PISA science test | 0.09 |
University quality [score] | 0.47 |
Air quality [score] | 0.91 |
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Cleanliness [score] | 0.78 |
Drinking water quality [score] | 0.95 |
Urban greenery [score] | 0.89 |
Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area | 0.97 |
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Currency for urban area | CHF |
GDP growth rate | 0.02 |
GDP growth rate [score] | 0.39 |
GDP per capita | $58087.21 |
GDP per capita [score] | 0.92 |
Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score] | 0.82 |
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Income tax level [score] | 0.47 |
Profit tax (% of profit) | 0.29 |
Time overhead to file company taxes | 63 |
VAT (Sales Tax) | 0.08 |
Download speed (Mbps) | 29.96 |
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Internet access (download) [score] | 0.47 |
Internet access (upload) [score] | 0.36 |
Upload speed (Mbps) | 7.72 |
Art galleries | 40 |
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Art galleries [score] | 0.32 |
Cinemas | 18 |
Cinemas [score] | 0.33 |
Comedy clubs | 20 |
Comedy clubs [score] | 0.66 |
Concert venues | 35 |
Concerts [score] | 0.32 |
Historical sites | 9 |
Historical sites [score] | 0.39 |
Museums | 26 |
Museums [score] | 0.45 |
Performing art venues | 44 |
Performing arts [score] | 0.29 |
Sport venues | 13 |
Sports [score] | 0.20 |
Zoos | 7 |
Zoos [score] | 0.55 |
LGBT Equality Index | 81.79 |
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LGBT Equality Index [score] | 0.83 |
LGBT adoption rights | ✖ Illegal |
LGBT age of consent | ✔ Equal |
LGBT blood donation regulations | Ambiguous |
LGBT conversion therapy regulations | ✔ Banned |
LGBT discrimination legality | ✔ Illegal |
LGBT employment discrimination legality | ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity |
LGBT gender changing rights | ✔ Legal, but requires surgery |
LGBT homosexuality rights | ✔ Legal |
LGBT housing discrimination legality | ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity |
LGBT marriage rights | ✔ Civil unions |
Tolerance towards minorities [score] | 0.86 |
Elevation (hills or mountains) [score] | 0.34 |
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Median peak in meters | 985.00 |
Presence of hills in city | 1.00 |
Presence of mountains in city | 1.00 |
Seaside waterbody | 1.00 |
Urban area elevation (meters) | 453.00 |
Water access [score] | 0.72 |
Costs of living in Lausanne are in the most expensive 10 percent of all 248 Teleport cities. Average living expenses are significantly higher compared to other cities, especially in the housing market. Moving to Lausanne will very likely increase your daily costs of living. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.
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The overall crime rate puts Lausanne in position 75 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.
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Lausanne, (pronounced low-ZANNE) the capital of the Swiss canton of Vaud, is a medium sized city (around two thirds the size of Geneva) which sits at the northernmost point of Lake Geneva (Lac Léman). The city is the host to the International Olympic Committee and two major universities. It is also the public transport hub of Vaud, and a gateway to the alpine Canton of the Valais, home to some of the best known ski slopes in the world.
As you might expect the large student population makes for a lively nightlife and arts community, revolving around the Flon district. You'll also find a number of quality restaurants and two dozen museums of note, including the Olympic Museum and the offbeat Collection de l'Art Brut. Architecture buffs will find the best preserved Gothic cathedral in Switzerland at the top of the town.
Despite being a very international city (42% of its population being foreign nationals) Lausanne is a French speaking city. English is not as commonly spoken as in Geneva and you will probably have trouble communicating with an average person on the street. Most service-sector employees speak a little English however, and the level of English amongst young Swiss tends to be high (amongst the older generation it is German that tends to be far stronger). A visitor will have little trouble getting around with just English.
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