Vicinus

Rüti (ZH) vs Wald (ZH)

Rüti (ZH) leaves you CHF 706 more per year than Wald (ZH) (CHF 59 a month).

Left per yearCHF 66’857CHF 5’571 a monthCHF 66’151CHF 5’513 a month
Income taxCHF 11’84811.8%CHF 11’99012.0%
Health insuranceCHF 6’427CHF 6’427
Rent (2 rooms)CHF 14’868estimateCHF 15’432estimate
Income tax at other incomes
CHF 50’000CHF 3’253CHF 3’295
CHF 150’000CHF 23’927CHF 24’191
CHF 250’000CHF 56’015CHF 56’583
Tax multiplier, canton95%95%
Tax multiplier, commune119%122%
People and place
Residents13’14410’686
Language regionGermanGerman
Foreign nationals28.2%27.9%
Aged 65+20.4%20.2%
Area10.06 km²25.26 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.