Parents living in Switzerland pay more for their babysitters than anyone else in Europe a new study shows, but which Swiss cantons are the most expensive? Read on to find out.
Swiss parents are paying on average double the European average of 8.70 francs (€8.07) per hour for babysitters.
Within Switzerland, the most expensive canton is Zug, where the average hourly pay rate is 22.90 francs. Thurgau, at 21.60 francs, and Lucerne (21.30 francs) take out second and third place.
In French-speaking Switzerland, the canton of Geneva is the priciest place for babysitters, with an hour costing an average 16.20 francs. In the Canton of Neuchâtel that figure is 15.20 francs and in Vaud, it's 14.90 francs.
