Rent Per Month | |
Range |
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| 1 Bedroom Apartment in City Centre | 1,631.91 Fr. | |
| 1 Bedroom Apartment Outside of City Centre | 1,334.06 Fr. | |
| 3 Bedroom Apartment in City Centre | 2,914.03 Fr. | |
| 3 Bedroom Apartment Outside of City Centre | 2,331.47 Fr. | |
Buy Apartment Price | |
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| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 1,382.57 Fr. | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 1,010.57 Fr. | |
Salaries And Financing | |
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| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 5,937.74 Fr. | |
| Annual Mortgage Interest Rate (20-Year Fixed, in %) | 2.13 | |
These data are based on 1963 entries from 374 contributors over the past 18 months.
Last update: 4 March 2026
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.
Sources and References
Rank |
City |
Price To Income Ratio |
Gross Rental Yield City Centre |
Gross Rental Yield Outside of Centre |
Price To Rent Ratio City Centre |
Price To Rent Ratio Outside Of City Centre |
Mortgage As A Percentage Of Income |
Affordability Index |
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| Aarau | 7.6 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 36.3 | 50.6 | 46.1 | 2.2 | |
| Basel | 9.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 39.0 | 38.6 | 61.0 | 1.6 | |
| Bern | 9.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 36.5 | 38.6 | 59.2 | 1.7 | |
| Fribourg | 4.6 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 24.7 | 18.0 | 29.2 | 3.4 | |
| Geneva | 13.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 36.7 | 36.9 | 80.7 | 1.2 | |
| Lausanne | 11.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 41.0 | 38.2 | 66.2 | 1.5 | |
| Lucerne | 11.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 44.3 | 32.9 | 69.2 | 1.4 | |
| Lugano | 11.7 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 43.9 | 40.5 | 70.0 | 1.4 | |
| Neuchatel | 7.1 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 33.9 | 28.3 | 44.6 | 2.2 | |
| St. Gallen | 7.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 30.0 | 26.2 | 43.1 | 2.3 | |
| Winterthur | 14.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 47.6 | 44.1 | 92.1 | 1.1 | |
| Zug | 18.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 42.4 | 38.1 | 111.6 | 0.9 | |
| Zurich | 12.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 36.0 | 33.2 | 74.1 | 1.4 |
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