Cost of living in Zurich 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Zurich, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
113.2
13% more expensive than New York
ZurichUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 2,430 CHF $2,746
1-bed apartment, outside centre 2,000 CHF $2,260
3-bed apartment, centre 5,125 CHF $5,791
Room in shared flat 1,200 CHF $1,356
Buy price per m2 21,500 CHF $24,295
Living cost excl. rent 1,540 CHF $1,740
Typical net salary 6,770 CHF $7,650
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.