Switzerland
How much home does a salary buy in Zurich?
In Zurich, the average net yearly salary buys 4.5 m² of apartment. A 60 m² flat costs 13.4 full years of salary, rank 50 of 53 in Europe.
Price per m²€17,496Statistik Stadt Zuerich, Open Data BAU515OD5158 (Verkaufspreise Median pro m2 Wohnungsflaeche im Stockwerkeigentum, nach Baualtersklasse) · median, transaction prices, 2024
Average net wage€6,529BFS, Schweizerische Lohnstrukturerhebung (LSE) 2024, STAT-TAB px-x-0304010000_204 + OECD Taxing Wages · median, district, 2024
Years of pay for 60 m²13.4
m² per year of pay4.5 m²
B Data quality: Official, one limitation · 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: 50 of 53
Prices and wages in Zurich, 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. | €12,157 | – | – |
| 2022. | €14,542 | €5,963 | 12.2 |
| 2023. | €16,056 | – | – |
| 2024. | €17,496 | €6,529 | 13.4 |
| 2025. | €18,832 | – | – |
| 2026. | – | – | – |
Years of salary for 60 m² in Zurich, 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 | €6,529 | 13.4 salaries |
| Nurse | €5,706 | 15.3 salaries |
| Teacher | €7,835 | 11.2 salaries |
| IT specialist | €8,599 | 10.2 salaries |
| Shop worker | €4,466 | 19.6 salaries |
| Builder | €5,243 | 16.7 salaries |
Other cities
| Paris France | 47 of 53 | 12.5 salaries |
| Madrid Spain | 48 of 53 | 12.6 salaries |
| Brno Czechia | 49 of 53 | 13.2 salaries |
| Prague Czechia | 51 of 53 | 13.5 salaries |
| Ljubljana Slovenia | 52 of 53 | 14.0 salaries |
| Split Croatia | 53 of 53 | 14.6 salaries |