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Zürich · Bezirk Uster · BFS commune no. 196[7]

Coat of arms of MönchaltorfMönchaltorf

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 81’850per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 11’32711.3% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 569adult, per month
Residents[4]4’44619.7% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]25 minto Uster

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer. See how Mönchaltorf ranks for your household →
Compare Mönchaltorf with another commune →

Gossau (ZH)SeegräbenWetzikon (ZH)EggMaurUster Gossau (ZH)SeegräbenWetzikon (ZH)EggMaurUster Mönchaltorf

Mönchaltorf has 4’446 residents, making it the 86th largest of the 160 communes in the canton of Zürich.

20% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 11’327 a year in income tax here, less than in 4 of its 6 neighbouring communes.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 569 a month, about the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Uster, about 25 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]

ProfileCHF 50’000CHF 80’000CHF 100’000CHF 150’000CHF 200’000CHF 300’000
Single, no children3’098
6.2%		7’584
9.5%		11’327
11.3%		22’955
15.3%		37’536
18.8%		71’061
23.7%
Married, single income, no children1’603
3.2%		4’927
6.2%		7’897
7.9%		16’892
11.3%		29’866
14.9%		60’630
20.2%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children922
1.8%		3’836
4.8%		6’598
6.6%		14’960
10.0%		26’244
13.1%		56’070
18.7%
Married, single income, 2 children133
0.3%		2’013
2.5%		3’964
4.0%		11’957
8.0%		23’480
11.7%		53’376
17.8%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 95%, commune 108%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 13%, Roman Catholic 9%.[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, premium region 2 of Zürich.[3]

Cheapest insurerMedian insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident coverCHF 524CHF 569
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident coverCHF 127CHF 147

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]

HubMinutes
Uster25
Dübendorf44
Zürich HB53
Rapperswil55
Wallisellen56
Zürich Oerlikon57
Zürich Altstetten58
Schlieren64

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).

CommuneTax CHF/yr[1]Premium CHF/mo[3]Population[4]
Maur10’05056910’873
Egg10’9965698’757
Mönchaltorf11’3275694’446
Seegräben11’4695361’486
Uster11’51756937’031
Gossau (ZH)11’75353610’621
Wetzikon (ZH)11’84853627’317

Population

Residents4’446[4]
Foreign nationals19.7%
Aged 0–1921.3%
Aged 20–6456.8%
Aged 65+21.9%
Area7.59 km²[5]

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), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  5. © swisstopo. swissBOUNDARIES3D (swissboundaries3d_2026-01); reference date 2026-01-01; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  10. Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

Coat of arms: CHE Mönchaltorf COA.svg, Gerhard Bräunlich, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.