Maintaing a car (bottom line) in Switzerland hits you with a minimum of 800 Franks a month, or almost 10'000 Franks a year.
A first class Generalabonnement is virtually half the price of that.
So, no. It's certainly not cheaper to drive.
A first class Generalabonnement is virtually half the price of that.
So, no. It's certainly not cheaper to drive.
If you Google the question you find a variety of answers, but I think looking at it from the tax man's perspective is a good start.
I agree that the cost nay vary, but it can also be significantly higher than 1K per month, depending on the model of car, yearly kilometers and your risk from an insurance perspective.
[0] That's the rate you can deduct from your taxable income per kilometer if you use a private car for work purposes.