Best city : Vienna, Zurich or munich

zweton

To anyone who has been i guess! Which one is the better city to live in/move to I'm leaning on vienna atm.

wazky

Zurich, great insurance.

hfallada

Southern Germans are so nice and the beer is incredible. They have a rich culture and even their own completely unique dialect of German. Austrians and Swiss Germans are known to be quite cold.

mikom

zweton wrote: »

I'm leaning on vienna atm.

Great Boys' Choir

strandroad

I don't know Zurich, but to me Vienna has much more flair than Munich...

Banjo String

zweton wrote: »

To anyone who has been i guess! Which one is the better city to live in/move to I'm leaning on vienna atm

That means nothing to me.

Cienciano

Munich by a country mile

Knob Longman

Zurich is an awesome city.

geckovision

München. The Swiss are a bit boring. I know that's a generalisation and usually something the Austrians do but..

Sir Osis of Liver.

hfallada wrote: »

Austrians and Swiss Germans are known to be quite cold.

Fcukin freezing at this time of year id say.

My name is URL

hfallada wrote: »

Austrians and Swiss Germans are known to be quite cold.

Bollox.. I watched a thing with Duncan Stewart the other week and they have great heating systems in Vienna

Cool_CM

Zürich. Everything works properly, they pay well and if you do get bored you'll have more than enough money to visit to Vienna or Munich (direct train/air links) and a Swiss Ausländerausweis so that you can claim your tax back on the way home.
On the other hand, the first month when you haven't gotten paid yet will be the longest of your life!

First Up

A lot of factors to consider. All are efficient, people friendly, cultured and prosperous. Less hassle moving to an EU country than Switzerland so that would have me lean towards Vienna or Munich. Bavaria has an independent streak that can be fun but can look like arrogance at times. Vienna is great for culture, architecture and history but there's a dark side to that too.
Bit of a toss up I'd say. Would come down to career opportunities, lifestyle or personal circumstances.
But anyone I know who lives in Vienna likes it a lot.

D_D

Have lived in Vienna myself for a while and I have to say, it is dullest place I have ever been. Beautiful city, dull people, dull nightlife. Sorry to offend if I did, but it's the truth.

Dear God, the thoughts of going back.

BraziliaNZ

The Swiss aren't letting Fordiners in anymore after a recent referendum. Munich is good for the beer gardens but it's pretty boring apart from that. I have some family in Austria and they're all lovely and a nice bunch, I'd go with Oesterreich if I were you.

The Backwards Man

Vienna, apparently.

That opera house looks a barrel of fun.

WilyCoyote

Munich ......... Zurich ......... Vienna. The last two being expensive as well.

RahenyD5

It's a toss up between Munich & Vienna. Zurich's very expensive also the Swiss are about to tighten immigration rules on EU nationals after the recent vote.

Munich for its proximity to the Alps and the friendly locals, Vienna for the culture & history also Budapest & Bratislava are only a train ride away.

If it's value for money you're after then maybe go for Vienna as Munich is Germany's most expensive city but Austria as a whole is more expensive than Germany so the two cities are probably not much different.

It's up to you and good luck!

mikom

zweton wrote: »

Best city : Vienna, Zurich or munich

To anyone who has been i guess! Which one is the better city to live in/move to I'm leaning on vienna atm.

OP, a question.
Are you black, and do you like to buy expensive handbags?

Cienciano

D_D wrote: »

Have lived in Vienna myself for a while and I have to say, it is dullest place I have ever been. Beautiful city, dull people, dull nightlife. Sorry to offend if I did, but it's the truth.

Dear God, the thoughts of going back.

Was there twice and couldn't agree more. Lovely looking city, but bloody hell, it's dull.
As for Zurich, google it and the first result is Zurich: Pensions, Insurance, Investment. Obviously the insurance company, but it sums up the place. Boring.

Diemos

I did not like Zurich at all, only city I've ever visited and thought, I'd rather not come back here.

Just my experience though.

zweton

looking like munich could win this one

Cienciano

What's the first 2 things you think of when someone says one of the cities:
Vienna: Opera and Mozart
Zurich: Insurance and banking
Munich: Beer and football

Hmmm, tough choice there :pac:

Auldloon

I've lived in or just next to all 3 only a few months in each mind and my favourite was definetly Munich. Lots of lakes for swimming and beautiful forests, some great villages nearby. I had one of the best summers of my life there The locals are well fit and very friendly as well!!!

Auldloon

On second thoughts I nearly drowned in a lake near Munich and had a gun pulled on me in Vienna so maybe Zurich wasn't so bad after all!

Lawrence1895

Cienciano wrote: »

What's the first 2 things you think of when someone says one of the cities:
Vienna: Opera and Mozart
Zurich: Insurance and banking
Munich: Beer and football

Hmmm, tough choice there :pac:

You could go for Dortmund then, the beer is of a much better value and taste, and the people are not so snobbish

Cienciano

Lars1916 wrote: »

You could go for Dortmund then, the beer is of a much better value and taste, and the people are not so snobbish

I'd agree, north west germany is real germany. But it's not an option in the 3 cities in the OP. Bremen is currently my favourite german city

Mickey H

How about Roscommon?

First Up

Berlin knocks 'em all for six.

Lawrence1895

Cienciano wrote: »

I'd agree, north west germany is real germany. But it's not an option in the 3 cities in the OP. Bremen is currently my favourite german city

In that case, it's Zurich for me. Their airport is priceless, they have subway train, with yodeling girls and those bells, cows have around their necks, over the loudspeakers :cool:

Sir Arthur Daley

It has to be Vienna, they make lovely ice cream.

zweton

munich or berlin?:D

MadsL

Prague.


Although Vienna wins best quality of life city every year.

riffmongous

Munich is a poor man's Vienna from what I saw there

zweton

dont know if theres any english i.t speaking jobs in prague

Red Pepper

D_D wrote: »

Have lived in Vienna myself for a while and I have to say, it is dullest place I have ever been. Beautiful city, dull people, dull nightlife. Sorry to offend if I did, but it's the truth.

+1...also dull food (the local muck).

Lawrence1895

Just to add one fact about Munich. It's in the Bundesland (something like a federal state/province) of Bavaria, and they have the toughest laws of all parts of Germany.

(The Bundeslaender have their own laws, regarding security, public offenses, policing, ect)

Ah well...anything south of Dortmund is a part of Austria anyway

MonaPizza

Been to all three. Avoid Zurich.

Vienna is the place to woo a woman.
Munich is a place to get her drunk and mount her.

MadsL

MonaPizza wrote: »

Been to all three. Avoid Zurich.

Vienna is the place to woo a woman.
Munich is a place to get her drunk and mount her.

And Zurich is where you ask her to walk on your back in heels?

zweton

but to live though:)

MadsL

zweton wrote: »

dont know if theres any english i.t speaking jobs in prague

You won't til you look. Czech speak english or German as well often.

Here is a Spanish company looking...

http://prace.monster.cz/IT-professionals-pr%C3%A1ce-Praha-%C4%8Cesk%C3%A1-republika-130208712.aspx

http://www.monster.cz/

Good luck, Prague is a great city to live in

zweton

prague does sound like a great city too actually.

diomed

I haven't been to any of these so I say its a tie.

Duck's hoop

Tokyo by a mile and a bit. Or Shanghai.


But of all the cities you weren't asking about, Reykjavik is the one you should be going to.

Or Vancouver.

MadsL

Duck's hoop wrote: »

Tokyo by a mile and a bit. Or Shanghai.


But of all the cities you weren't asking about, Reykjavik is the one you should be going to.

Or Vancouver.

Reykjavik - terrible place to work unless you like fish guts. Great place to party. Outside genes are very welcome so expect attention.

First Up

zweton wrote: »

dont know if theres any english i.t speaking jobs in prague

I assumed you had German. If not, you would find Munich the least manageable on a day to day basis. Both Vienna and Zurich are more international.
But you will need some German to experience any of them properly.

Caliden

Only been in Munich but it was so good that I'd go again. Don't know a lot of WW2 or Munich's history but went on one of the walking tours and I was hanging on the tour guide's every word, very interesting.

The beer is good too! No vicious hangovers the following morning because of strict ingredient laws. :pac:

First Up

Caliden wrote: »

Only been in Munich but it was so good that I'd go again. Don't know a lot of WW2 or Munich's history but went on one of the walking tours and I was hanging on the tour guide's every word, very interesting.

The beer is good too! No vicious hangovers the following morning because of strict ingredient laws. :pac:

I would just caution that experiencing a city as a tourist is very different to living and working there.

anncoates

Only been to Vienna which I really liked. Beautiful city and a nice pace of life about it.

LoganRice

Vienna is nice, Zurich is lovely and Munich is great

bodhrandude

Have never been to any of them so I have just wasted you some reading space har har har.