Living and working in Grisons
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Grisons (Graubünden), Switzerland's largest canton geographically, hosts St. Moritz, Davos, Arosa. Trilingual (German, Romansh, Italian), 200,000 inhabitants. Alpine tourism, high-end hospitality, exceptional nature life.
The canton
- Population: 200,000
- Capital: Chur
- Median salary: CHF 6,700/month
- Languages: 68% DE, 14% IT, 13% Romansh
Economy
- Tourism: St. Moritz, Davos, Arosa, Klosters, Lenzerheide
- WEF Davos: global event every January
- High-end hospitality: Suvretta House, Badrutt's Palace, Kulm
- Hydroelectricity: major energy producer
- Forests and wood
Housing
- 3.5 rooms Chur: CHF 1,500-2,000/month
- St. Moritz: CHF 2,500-4,500/month (very expensive)
- Purchase: CHF 1-3M by location
- Resorts: highly variable real estate prices
Transport
- RhB train (Rhaetian): picturesque network
- Chur-Zurich 1h15
- ZRH airport 2h by car, 1h45 train
Practical life
- Skiing: 100+ accessible resorts
- Hiking: exceptional
- Cultural diversity: 3 official languages
- Sunbathing: Engadine, clear and cold climate
Tips
- Palace hospitality: opportunities St. Moritz, Davos
- German majority, Italian in Mesolcina
- Romansh: protected language, present in some valleys
- Nature life unmatched in Switzerland
