Investment Solutions & Products Swiss Economics Here’s the least expensive place to live Financial residential attractiveness| May 2021 Financial residential attractiveness RDI indicator 2021 Results for your household What's left after subtracting all mandatory Life in the city centers is expensive, but there are Here’s the least expensive place for you to live charges and fixed costs? often more attractive municipalities close by Page 9 Page 29 Page 46 Masthead Publisher: Credit Suisse AG, Investment Solutions & Products Dr. Nannette Hechler-Fayd'herbe Head of Global Economics & Research +41 44 333 17 06 nannette.hechler-fayd'
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[email protected] Contributions Fabian Diergardt Thomas Mendelin Marcin Jablonski Swiss Economics | Financial residential attractiveness 2021 2 Editorial Dear readers, For many people, choosing where to live is one of the most important decisions in life. In addition to geographical location and infrastructure, the availability of appropriate housing, emotional criteria and personal networks, financial factors also play a key role.