The high life in Switzerland

An image showing a postcard view of Lucerne

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Where the salaries and costs are as steep as the mountains

Tucked away in the Alps of central Europe, Switzerland is home to around 8.5 million people. Landlocked and fiercely independent, Switzerland is not part of the European Union but is part of the Schengen area, meaning you don’t need a passport to cross in from neighbouring France, Italy, Germany, Austria or microstate Liechtenstein.