Rent Per Month | |
Range |
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| 1 Bedroom Apartment in City Centre | 1,612.24 Fr. | |
| 1 Bedroom Apartment Outside of City Centre | 1,308.53 Fr. | |
| 3 Bedroom Apartment in City Centre | 2,848.36 Fr. | |
| 3 Bedroom Apartment Outside of City Centre | 2,297.21 Fr. | |
Buy Apartment Price | |
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| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 1,407.05 Fr. | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 1,005.60 Fr. | |
Salaries And Financing | |
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| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 5,976.31 Fr. | |
| Annual Mortgage Interest Rate (20-Year Fixed, in %) | 2.11 | |
These data are based on 1850 entries from 344 contributors over the past 18 months.
Last update: 5 May 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 | 8.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 36.3 | 50.6 | 51.2 | 2.0 | |
| Basel | 10.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 41.9 | 42.0 | 64.9 | 1.5 | |
| Bern | 9.2 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 35.9 | 38.5 | 58.5 | 1.7 | |
| Fribourg | 4.6 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 24.7 | 18.0 | 29.2 | 3.4 | |
| Geneva | 13.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 37.1 | 37.1 | 80.2 | 1.2 | |
| Lausanne | 11.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 42.5 | 38.6 | 69.8 | 1.4 | |
| Lucerne | 11.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 44.3 | 32.9 | 69.1 | 1.4 | |
| Lugano | 11.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 43.6 | 41.6 | 67.0 | 1.5 | |
| Neuchatel | 7.4 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 33.9 | 28.3 | 46.5 | 2.2 | |
| St. Gallen | 6.7 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 28.2 | 25.1 | 41.5 | 2.4 | |
| Winterthur | 15.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 48.5 | 50.0 | 97.1 | 1.0 | |
| Zug | 17.9 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 42.4 | 37.0 | 107.7 | 0.9 | |
| Zurich | 11.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 34.4 | 33.6 | 70.9 | 1.4 |
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