Basel-Stadt · Kanton Basel-Stadt · BFS commune no. 2701^[7]

Basel

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 77’149per year, after tax and insurance

Income tax^[1]CHF 14’65914.7% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 683adult, per month

Residents^[4]180’09740.5% foreign nationals

Nearest job hub^[6]12 minto Basel SBB

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer. See how Basel ranks for your household →
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Basel has 180’097 residents, making it the largest of the 3 communes in the canton of Basel-Stadt.

40% of residents are foreign nationals, above the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 14’659 a year in income tax here, less than in 7 of its 8 neighbouring communes.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 683 a month, above the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Basel SBB, about 12 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Income tax

Income tax 2026 (federal, cantonal and communal; no church tax) for an employee with gross labour income of…^[1]

Profile	CHF 50’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 200’000	CHF 300’000
Single, no children	3’889 7.8%	10’126 12.7%	14’659 14.7%	27’401 18.3%	41’712 20.9%	74’595 24.9%
Married, single income, no children	72 0.1%	4’904 6.1%	9’171 9.2%	20’823 13.9%	35’124 17.6%	66’132 22.0%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	0 0.0%	3’776 4.7%	7’908 7.9%	18’943 12.6%	31’820 15.9%	62’397 20.8%
Married, single income, 2 children	0 0.0%	672 0.8%	4’410 4.4%	15’584 10.4%	28’868 14.4%	59’877 20.0%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 50%, commune 50%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 8%, Roman Catholic 8%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, single premium region of Basel-Stadt.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 649	CHF 683
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 155	CHF 181

Commute to job hubs

Median door-to-door time by public transport and on foot, weekday departures every minute 07:00–08:30, from the commune's busiest station. Includes waiting for the next departure.^[6]

Hub	Minutes
Basel SBB	12
Allschwil	23
Muttenz	30
Liestal	37
Olten	54
Aarau	65
Delémont	69
Zürich HB	87

Hubs more than 3 hours away are not listed. Commute to any commune or postcode: Ranking →

Compared with neighbouring communes

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000: income tax per year and median adult premium per month (CHF).

Commune	Tax CHF/yr^[1]	Premium CHF/mo^[3]	Population^[4]
Riehen	13’363	683	22’774
Basel	14’659	683	180’097
BottmingenBL	15’172	660	7’007
BinningenBL	15’263	660	16’245
MuttenzBL	15’900	660	18’308
AllschwilBL	16’082	660	22’374
Reinach (BL)BL	16’128	660	21’003
MünchensteinBL	16’264	660	12’662
BirsfeldenBL	16’446	660	10’401

Compare Basel with: Zürich, Genève, Lausanne, Bern, Winterthur, Luzern, St. Gallen, Lugano, Biel/Bienne, Bellinzona, Neuchâtel, Thun, Köniz, Chur, Fribourg, Schaffhausen, Vernier, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Sion, Lancy, Uster, Dübendorf, Emmen, Zug, Kriens, Yverdon-les-Bains, Rapperswil-Jona, Dietikon, Meyrin, Riehen, Allschwil, Reinach (BL), Muttenz, Binningen, Münchenstein, Birsfelden

Population

Residents180’097^[4]

Foreign nationals40.5%

Aged 0–1917.2%

Aged 20–6463.9%

Aged 65+18.9%

Area23.86 km²^[5]

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 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.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; 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.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Swiss official commune register. Swiss official commune register (historicized); reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

Coat of arms: Wappen Basel-Stadt matt.svg, Daniel FR, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.