Zurich
Switzerland
Median net rent, 2-room flat CHF 1,497/month (City of Zurich, 2026)
Housing and income figures for Zurich from official statistics, each with its source and date. Country-level context is labelled as country-level. More figures are added only when an official source and date are available.
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City Overview
The median net rent of a let 2-room flat (one bedroom) in the City of Zurich was CHF 1,497 a month (2026). A 3-room flat had a median net rent of CHF 1,628 a month. An average worker in Switzerland takes home about €6,838 a month after tax (national figure).
♙Population415,367
▣CurrencyCHF
◷TimezoneEurope/Zurich
▤CountrySwitzerland
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Cost of Living in Zurich
Overall price-level data is not yet available.
—Price level index (Brussels = 100)
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What Stands Out
Favorable signals● High internet use nationally
ConsiderationsNo major negative claim is inferred from the current core data.
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Income
Salary benchmarkCHF 7,502/month
Average worker's take-home pay
Gross €8,349 a month, single, no children€6,838/monthNational, 2023, Eurostat · all countries
Gross €8,349 a month, single, no children€6,838/monthNational, 2023, Eurostat · all countries
Unemployment4.9%Country context when available (national)
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Climate & Context
Average temperature10.4°CYear 2025, Open-Meteo
Total rainfall1,268 mm/yearYear 2025, Open-Meteo
Internet users97%Country context (national)
Physicians per 1,000 people4.5Country context (national)
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Sources & dates for Zurich
Median full-time salary
Swiss earnings structure survey: median gross monthly wage for a full-time position across the whole economy in the Zurich region (not the city alone), before tax and social contributions.CHF 7,502/monthSwiss Federal Statistical Office, Lohnstrukturerhebung (LSE) · reference period 2024
Swiss earnings structure survey: median gross monthly wage for a full-time position across the whole economy in the Zurich region (not the city alone), before tax and social contributions.CHF 7,502/monthSwiss Federal Statistical Office, Lohnstrukturerhebung (LSE) · reference period 2024
Median net rent, 2-room flats
City of Zurich rent survey (Mietpreiserhebung): median net monthly rent of all let flats of this size in the city on the reference date. A Swiss 2-room flat has one bedroom plus a living room. Net rent excludes utilities; existing tenancies are included, so new leases usually cost more.CHF 1,497/monthStatistik Stadt Zuerich, Mietpreiserhebung · reference period Apr 2026
City of Zurich rent survey (Mietpreiserhebung): median net monthly rent of all let flats of this size in the city on the reference date. A Swiss 2-room flat has one bedroom plus a living room. Net rent excludes utilities; existing tenancies are included, so new leases usually cost more.CHF 1,497/monthStatistik Stadt Zuerich, Mietpreiserhebung · reference period Apr 2026
Median net rent, 3-room flats
City of Zurich rent survey (Mietpreiserhebung): median net monthly rent of all let flats of this size in the city on the reference date. A Swiss 2-room flat has one bedroom plus a living room. Net rent excludes utilities; existing tenancies are included, so new leases usually cost more.CHF 1,628/monthStatistik Stadt Zuerich, Mietpreiserhebung · reference period Apr 2026
City of Zurich rent survey (Mietpreiserhebung): median net monthly rent of all let flats of this size in the city on the reference date. A Swiss 2-room flat has one bedroom plus a living room. Net rent excludes utilities; existing tenancies are included, so new leases usually cost more.CHF 1,628/monthStatistik Stadt Zuerich, Mietpreiserhebung · reference period Apr 2026
Average temperature
Open-Meteo historical weather archive (ERA5 reanalysis) for the city centre, measured over one full calendar year (temperature averaged, rainfall added up). One year of weather, not a 30-year climate average.10.4 °COpen-Meteo · reference period 2025
Open-Meteo historical weather archive (ERA5 reanalysis) for the city centre, measured over one full calendar year (temperature averaged, rainfall added up). One year of weather, not a 30-year climate average.10.4 °COpen-Meteo · reference period 2025
Total rainfall
Open-Meteo historical weather archive (ERA5 reanalysis) for the city centre, measured over one full calendar year (temperature averaged, rainfall added up). One year of weather, not a 30-year climate average.1,268 mm/yearOpen-Meteo · reference period 2025
Open-Meteo historical weather archive (ERA5 reanalysis) for the city centre, measured over one full calendar year (temperature averaged, rainfall added up). One year of weather, not a 30-year climate average.1,268 mm/yearOpen-Meteo · reference period 2025
Unemployment, homicide rate, doctors, university enrolment and internet use above are national World Bank indicators for the whole country and are marked “national”. See the methodology for how each figure is collected, or report a correction.