Switzerland
How much home does a salary buy in Geneva?
In Geneva, the average net yearly salary buys 6.3 m² of apartment. A 60 m² flat costs 9.6 full years of salary, rank 30 of 53 in Europe.
Price per m²€13,062OCSTAT Geneve, T 05.05.1.4.03 Distribution des prix par m2 des appartements en PPE vendus, par commune (mise a jour 20.11.2025) · median, transaction prices, 2024
Average net wage€6,833OCSTAT Geneve, T 03.04.1.06-2024 (source BFS LSE 2024) + OECD Taxing Wages · median, district, 2024
Years of pay for 60 m²9.6
m² per year of pay6.3 m²
C Data quality: Weaker basis, use with care · Price and wage: 2024 This is the latest year for which an official price and wage from the same year both exist. · Rank in Europe: 30 of 53
Prices and wages in Geneva, 2021–2026
Price and wage are from the same year. Empty cells mean the official figure is not published (yet).
| Year | Price €/m² | Net wage €/month | Years of pay for 60 m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021. | €11,015 | – | – |
| 2022. | €12,500 | €6,243 | 10.0 |
| 2023. | €12,511 | – | – |
| 2024. | €13,062 | €6,833 | 9.6 |
| 2025. | – | – | – |
| 2026. | – | – | – |
Years of salary for 60 m² in Geneva, by job
Job wages are estimates: the local average net wage × the job's pay ratio in that country (Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, broad occupation groups). Nurse = health associate professionals.
| City average | €6,833 | 9.6 salaries |
| Nurse | €5,972 | 10.9 salaries |
| Teacher | €8,200 | 8.0 salaries |
| IT specialist | €8,999 | 7.3 salaries |
| Shop worker | €4,674 | 14.0 salaries |
| Builder | €5,487 | 11.9 salaries |
Other cities
| Porto Portugal | 27 of 53 | 9.1 salaries |
| Copenhagen Denmark | 28 of 53 | 9.3 salaries |
| London United Kingdom | 29 of 53 | 9.5 salaries |
| Rijeka Croatia | 31 of 53 | 9.6 salaries |
| Berlin Germany | 32 of 53 | 9.6 salaries |
| Amsterdam Netherlands | 33 of 53 | 9.7 salaries |