Cantonia

All 26 Swiss cantons compared

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CantonTax 100kWageRentInsuranceUnempl.VacantLanguage
Aargau AG13.00%7,156 CHF/month1,464 CHF/month391 CHF/month3.4%1.18%German
Appenzell Inner Rhodes AI10.35%6,623 CHF/month1,339 CHF/month286 CHF/month0.7%0.93%German
Appenzell Outer Rhodes AR14.43%6,623 CHF/month1,296 CHF/month354 CHF/month1.7%1.12%German
Basel-City BS14.77%7,156 CHF/month1,498 CHF/month491 CHF/month4.7%0.92%German
Basel-Country BL16.89%7,156 CHF/month1,509 CHF/month462 CHF/month3.1%0.79%German
Bern BE16.64%6,964 CHF/month1,317 CHF/month420 CHF/month2.3%1.12%German and French
Fribourg FR16.48%6,964 CHF/month1,356 CHF/month386 CHF/month2.8%1.11%German and French
Geneva GE17.35%6,998 CHF/month1,530 CHF/month509 CHF/month5.2%0.34%French
Glarus GL12.76%6,623 CHF/month1,251 CHF/month365 CHF/month2.0%0.61%German
Graubünden GR12.97%6,623 CHF/month1,416 CHF/month360 CHF/month1.3%0.57%German, Romansh and Italian
Jura JU15.70%6,964 CHF/month1,013 CHF/month462 CHF/month4.9%3.03%French
Lucerne LU12.81%7,092 CHF/month1,457 CHF/month354 CHF/month2.2%0.78%German
Neuchâtel NE18.21%6,964 CHF/month1,098 CHF/month469 CHF/month4.6%1.82%French
Nidwalden NW11.62%7,092 CHF/month1,569 CHF/month340 CHF/month1.3%0.68%German
Obwalden OW11.51%7,092 CHF/month1,406 CHF/month327 CHF/month1.2%0.50%German
Schaffhausen SH12.32%6,623 CHF/month1,280 CHF/month401 CHF/month3.3%0.83%German
Schwyz SZ9.55%7,092 CHF/month1,671 CHF/month355 CHF/month1.2%0.52%German
Solothurn SO16.05%6,964 CHF/month1,254 CHF/month418 CHF/month3.3%2.05%German
St. Gallen SG15.25%6,623 CHF/month1,338 CHF/month358 CHF/month2.2%1.37%German
Thurgau TG13.21%6,623 CHF/month1,341 CHF/month365 CHF/month2.4%1.41%German
Ticino TI14.70%5,708 CHF/month1,307 CHF/month520 CHF/month3.1%1.92%Italian
Uri UR11.52%7,092 CHF/month1,259 CHF/month317 CHF/month1.1%0.64%German
Valais VS15.04%6,998 CHF/month1,289 CHF/month390 CHF/month3.4%1.18%German and French
Vaud VD17.00%6,998 CHF/month1,535 CHF/month455 CHF/month4.9%0.89%French
Zug ZG5.63%7,092 CHF/month1,908 CHF/month276 CHF/month2.8%0.42%German
Zurich ZH12.12%7,502 CHF/month1,728 CHF/month404 CHF/month3.0%0.48%German

Blue always means the more favourable situation and red the less favourable one for people living or working there. Taxes refer to the cantonal capital and wages to the statistical region.