Vicinus

Birsfelden vs Riehen

Riehen leaves you CHF 2’729 more per year than Birsfelden (CHF 227 a month).

Left per yearCHF 62’072CHF 5’173 a monthCHF 64’801CHF 5’400 a month
Income taxCHF 16’44616.4%CHF 13’36313.4%
Health insuranceCHF 7’922CHF 8’192
Rent (2 rooms)CHF 13’560estimateCHF 13’644estimate
Income tax at other incomes
CHF 50’000CHF 4’326CHF 3’521
CHF 150’000CHF 32’129CHF 25’161
CHF 250’000CHF 68’830CHF 52’915
Tax multiplier, canton100%50%
Tax multiplier, commune62%40%
People and place
Residents10’40122’774
Language regionGermanGerman
Foreign nationals34.8%29.9%
Aged 65+24.0%25.4%
Area2.51 km²10.87 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.