Where in Switzerland do you keep the most of your income?
Income tax, health insurance and rent for all 2’110 Swiss communes, from official data. Pick two communes and your household to see where you keep more.
Zug leaves you CHF 9’712 more per year than Zürich (CHF 809 a month).
| 1Zürich ZH | 2Zug ZG | |
|---|---|---|
| Left per year | CHF 62’170CHF 5’181 a month | CHF 71’881CHF 5’990 a month |
| Income tax | CHF 11’84811.8% | CHF 5’3215.3% |
| Health insurance | CHF 7’610 | CHF 4’978 |
| Rent (2 rooms) | CHF 18’372estimate | CHF 17’820estimate |
| Income tax at other incomes | ||
| CHF 50’000 | CHF 3’253 | CHF 1’081 |
| CHF 150’000 | CHF 23’927 | CHF 12’833 |
| CHF 250’000 | CHF 56’015 | CHF 33’573 |
| Tax multiplier, canton | 95% | 78% |
| Tax multiplier, commune | 119% | 52% |
| People and place | ||
| Residents | 440’935 | 32’160 |
| Foreign nationals | 34.2% | 37.3% |
| Aged 65+ | 14.3% | 18.4% |
| Area | 91.88 km² | 33.84 km² |
Per year, for the household and income above; median insurer; average rent for 2 rooms (single), 3 rooms (couple) or 4 rooms (family). Excludes commute costs. The better value in each row is highlighted.
Sources
- Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026. Tax burden in the communes, tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
- Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax multipliers 2026. Tax multipliers (income tax), tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Structural Survey 2023. Average rent by number of rooms (Structural Survey 2023); reference date 2023 (Structural Survey); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
- © swisstopo. swissBOUNDARIES3D (swissboundaries3d_2026-01); reference date 2026-01-01; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
- Timetable: opentransportdata.swiss; walking network © OpenStreetMap contributors. Public transport commute to job hubs (computed); reference date timetable fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020, 2026-11-03 07:00–08:30; downloaded 2026-11-02. Licence.
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