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ZurichCost of Living and Rent in Zurich
Zurich · City-centre one-bedroom rent: CHF 2,519 / month. Outside the centre: CHF 1,996 / month.
Latest data date:1-bedroom rent (centre)
CHF 2,519City rents are listed separatelyLiving costs
No dataOne person · excluding rentFuel (1 L)
CHF 2.03Country reference priceiPhone affordability
4.5 daysWorking days at country salaryOverview
Zurich · City-centre one-bedroom rent: CHF 2,519 / month. Outside the centre: CHF 1,996 / month. Consider salary, rent, everyday costs and product prices together with their scope. Sources and verification dates appear in the data section below.
9,007,798Country population 2026
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Purchasing Power Overview
Sourced expenses as a share of monthly net salary. This is not a quality-of-life score.
Essential Expenses
Monthly living expenses and fuel per litre. Note the different units.
City-centre rentCHF 2,519
Rent outside the centreCHF 1,996
Product Prices & Purchasing Power
Country prices and working time at the average net salary.
Apple iPhone 18 Pro 256GBCHF 1,199.00 CHF4.5 working daysSame modelMilk · 1 litreCHF 1.82 CHF< 0.1 working daysBenchmark / proxyApple MacBook Air 13-inch M5 / 16 GB / 512 GBCHF 1,249.00 CHF4.7 working daysSame modelNike running shoes (mid-range) · benchmarkCHF 126.06 CHF0.5 working daysBenchmark / proxy
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Sources and methodology
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Sourced data details
City centre one-bedroom · monthly
CHF 2,5192026-09-17
Rent sourceOutside-centre one-bedroom · monthly
CHF 1,9962026-09-17
Rent sourceHero image: Daniel Kraft · CC BY-SA 3.0
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What do the data show?
Zurich, Switzerland: monthly city-centre one-bedroom rent CHF 2,519; outside the centre CHF 1,996. Country salaries are not substituted for missing verified city salaries. Rent source
Latest source-data date: . Each metric retains its own date and scope.