Question: how much do you need to earn to live in zurich?
Answer: As a couple you should be making around 12000 Swiss Francs. You can get by with maybe 10000, but keep in mind, that rent alone might be some 2500 or more. Then you will to have to pay insurance premiums and taxes. The AVERAGE salary in Switzerland is supposedly around 6500 Swiss francs, all numbers are per month.