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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).

Left per yearCHF 62’170CHF 5’181 a monthCHF 71’881CHF 5’990 a month
Income taxCHF 11’84811.8%CHF 5’3215.3%
Health insuranceCHF 7’610CHF 4’978
Rent (2 rooms)CHF 18’372estimateCHF 17’820estimate
Income tax at other incomes
CHF 50’000CHF 3’253CHF 1’081
CHF 150’000CHF 23’927CHF 12’833
CHF 250’000CHF 56’015CHF 33’573
Tax multiplier, canton95%78%
Tax multiplier, commune119%52%
People and place
Residents440’93532’160
Language regionGermanGerman
Foreign nationals34.2%37.3%
Aged 65+14.3%18.4%
Area91.88 km²33.84 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.

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Sources

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), health insurance premiums 2027. Health insurance premiums 2027 (mandatory basic insurance); reference date 2027 premiums (published Sept 2026); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  4. 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.
  5. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  6. © swisstopo. swissBOUNDARIES3D (swissboundaries3d_2026-01); reference date 2026-01-01; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  7. 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.
  12. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), language regions. Language regions (Structural Survey 2016–2020); reference date 2016–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

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