Genève vs Kriens
Kriens leaves you CHF 5’990 more per year than Genève (CHF 499 a month).
| 1Genève GE | 2Kriens LU | |
|---|---|---|
| Left per year | CHF 60’707CHF 5’059 a month | CHF 66’697CHF 5’558 a month |
| Income tax | CHF 15’48415.5% | CHF 12’88412.9% |
| Health insurance | CHF 8’641 | CHF 6’595 |
| Rent (2 rooms) | CHF 15’168estimate | CHF 13’824estimate |
| Income tax at other incomes | ||
| CHF 50’000 | CHF 3’811 | CHF 3’987 |
| CHF 150’000 | CHF 30’044 | CHF 23’537 |
| CHF 250’000 | CHF 65’275 | CHF 50’595 |
| Tax multiplier, canton | 147.5% | 145% |
| Tax multiplier, commune | 45.5% | 185% |
| People and place | ||
| Residents | 211’152 | 30’685 |
| Language region | French | German |
| Foreign nationals | 50.6% | 25.4% |
| Aged 65+ | 16.0% | 21.0% |
| Area | 18.3 km² | 27.3 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.
Living here
| 1Genève | 2Kriens | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine / year | 1’980 h | 1’590 h |
| Winter sun, Nov–Feb (fog indicator) | 300 h | 270 h |
| Road noise > 55 dB(A) | 32% | 23% |
| Rail noise > 55 dB(A) | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| Surface runoff > 10 cm | 9% | – |
Averages over where people live in each commune; noise and runoff as a share of residents. For sunshine and noise the better value is highlighted; the runoff row is neutral.
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.
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), language regions. Language regions (Structural Survey 2016–2020); reference date 2016–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
- Source: MeteoSwiss. Sunshine duration, climate normals 1991–2020 (spatial analysis); reference date 1991–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
- Source: Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN/BAFU), sonBASE. Road and rail noise by day, sonBASE (model 2021); reference date 2021; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
- Source: FOEN/BAFU, cantonal building insurers (VKG), Swiss Insurance Association (SVV), surface runoff hazard map. Surface runoff hazard map (2018); reference date 2018-05-22; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Population and households statistics (STATPOP) 2025, hectare data; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.