Rents in the canton of Zürich

Usual net rents in the canton of Zürich by flat size. Federal figures for 2024.

Of 26 cantons, Zürich is number 25, counting from the cheapest.

A 3-room flat costs 20% more here than the Swiss average.

By flat size

Usual net rents in the canton of Zürich by flat size. Federal figures for 2024.
RoomsCanton of ZürichSwitzerland
1 room1'108 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 23 francs902 CHF
2 rooms1'510 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 16 francs1'217 CHF
3 rooms1'732 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 13 francs1'446 CHF
4 rooms2'016 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 16 francs1'708 CHF
5 rooms2'446 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 42 francs2'068 CHF
6 and more3'236 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 138 francs2'578 CHF
All flats1'768 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 9 francs1'485 CHF

Town or country

What a flat costs depends a lot on whether it is in a city, in the surrounding area or in the countryside. These figures cover the whole of Switzerland, not just this canton.

What a flat costs depends a lot on whether it is in a city, in the surrounding area or in the countryside. These figures cover the whole of Switzerland, not just this canton.
Type of municipality3 roomsAll flats
Ländliche Gemeinde1'253 CHF1'322 CHF
Periurbane Gemeinde1'371 CHF1'429 CHF
Städtische Gemeinde einer grossen Agglomeration1'607 CHF1'634 CHF
Städtische Gemeinde einer kleinen oder ausserhalb einer Agglomeration1'338 CHF1'379 CHF
Städtische Gemeinde einer mittelgrossen Agglomeration1'348 CHF1'392 CHF

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Rent figures: Quelle: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) – Mietpreisstrukturerhebung / SE, GWS, 2024 data.

Places and postcodes: Quelle: Bundesamt für Landestopografie swisstopo.

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