Rents by canton

What a 3-room flat costs on average across Switzerland, and how far each canton differs from that. Federal figures for 2024.

On average across Switzerland, a 3-room flat costs 1'446 francs net per month.

Rents by canton

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What a 3-room flat costs on average across Switzerland, and how far each canton differs from that. Federal figures for 2024.
Canton
1Jura926 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 33 francs-36%
2Neuenburg1'024 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 15 francs-29%
3Uri1'203 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 76 francs-17%
4Schaffhausen1'211 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 40 francs-16%
5Solothurn1'228 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 21 francs-15%
6Appenzell I.Rh.1'230 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 128 francs-15%
7Glarus1'242 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 65 francs-14%
8Tessin1'249 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 13 francs-14%
9Wallis1'260 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 21 francs-13%
10Appenzell A.Rh.1'266 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 70 francs-12%
11Bern1'288 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 12 francs-11%
12Freiburg1'299 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 19 francs-10%
13Thurgau1'308 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 24 francs-10%
14St.Gallen1'312 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 18 francs-9%
15Graubünden1'382 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 36 francs-4%
16Obwalden1'406 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 79 francs-3%
17Aargau1'440 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 11 francs0%
18Basel-Stadt1'445 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 24 francs0%
19Luzern1'448 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 15 francs+0%
20Basel-Landschaft1'469 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 24 francs+2%
21Waadt1'477 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 11 francs+2%
22Genf1'483 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 20 francs+3%
23Nidwalden1'547 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 72 francs+7%
24Schwyz1'655 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 47 francs+14%
25Zürich1'732 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 13 francs+20%
26Zug1'875 CHF uncertainty plus or minus 33 francs+30%

How to read the table

  • The amounts are net rents per month, so without service charges and heating.
  • The column on the far right shows how far a canton differs from the Swiss average.
  • The plus or minus after the amount is the statistical uncertainty. The smaller it is, the more reliable the figure.

Pick a canton for rents by flat size and for town and country.

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

Places and postcodes: Quelle: Bundesamt für Landestopografie swisstopo.

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