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Living within 45 minutes of Basel by bike

Every municipality from which you reach Basel within 45 minutes by bike, sorted by total annual cost. Calculated on the cycle paths and roads of OpenStreetMap, with an allowance for climbs. Different time, household or workplace: use the form below.

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21 municipalities within 45 minutes of Basel by bike

Costs for: Couple, no kids, gross income CHF 100,000 per year.

The cheapest is Augst at CHF 25,396 per year, CHF 2,900 less than Basel.

6 municipalities are borderline: within the time at 18 km/h and 4 minutes per 100 metres of climbing, outside at 16 km/h and 6 minutes.

For comparison, Basel itself: CHF 28,290 per year.

  1. 1.Augst (BL)about 45 min Borderline
    CHF 25,396 per yearCHF 2,900 less than Basel
    23 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 53 %Check an address there
  2. 2.Dornach (SO)about 44 min Borderline
    CHF 26,340 per yearCHF 2,000 less than Basel
    to work 39 min, back 44 min
    25 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 92 %Check an address there
  3. 3.Biel-Benken (BL)about 36 min
    CHF 26,522 per yearCHF 1,800 less than Basel
    27 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 46 %Check an address there
  4. 4.Arlesheim (BL)about 38 min
    CHF 26,572 per yearCHF 1,700 less than Basel
    to work 32 min, back 38 min
    25 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 47 %Check an address there
  5. 5.Bottmingen (BL)about 21 min
    CHF 26,622 per yearCHF 1,700 less than Basel
    28 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 48 %Check an address there
  6. 6.Binningen (BL)about 15 min
    CHF 26,672 per yearCHF 1,600 less than Basel
    27 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 49 %Check an address there
  7. 7.Oberwil (BL)about 27 min
    CHF 26,722 per yearCHF 1,600 less than Basel
    27 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 50 %Check an address there
  8. 8.Therwil (BL)about 32 min
    CHF 26,822 per yearCHF 1,500 less than Basel
    26 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 52 %Check an address there
  9. 9.Schönenbuch (BL)about 32 min
    CHF 26,922 per yearCHF 1,400 less than Basel
    to work 23 min, back 32 min
    28 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 54 %Check an address there
  10. 10.Pratteln (BL)about 43 min Borderline
    CHF 27,018 per yearCHF 1,300 less than Basel
    25 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 58.5 %Check an address there
  11. 11.Muttenz (BL)about 28 min
    CHF 27,022 per yearCHF 1,300 less than Basel
    25 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 56 %Check an address there
  12. 12.Aesch (BL)about 44 min Borderline
    CHF 27,022 per yearCHF 1,300 less than Basel
    23 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 56 %Check an address there
  13. 13.Allschwil (BL)about 12 min
    CHF 27,122 per yearCHF 1,200 less than Basel
    27 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 58 %Check an address there
  14. 14.Reinach (BL)about 33 min
    CHF 27,142 per yearCHF 1,100 less than Basel
    25 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 58.5 %Check an address there
  15. 15.Witterswil (SO)about 46 min Borderline
    CHF 27,180 per yearCHF 1,100 less than Basel
    to work 41 min, back 46 min
    27 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 110 %Check an address there
  16. 16.Münchenstein (BL)about 24 min
    CHF 27,222 per yearCHF 1,100 less than Basel
    24 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 60 %Check an address there
  17. 17.Bettingen (BS)about 36 min
    CHF 27,270 per yearCHF 1,000 less than Basel
    to work 27 min, back 36 min
    29 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 37.5 %Check an address there
  18. 18.Ettingen (BL)about 41 min
    CHF 27,272 per yearCHF 1,000 less than Basel
    to work 36 min, back 41 min
    26 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 61 %Check an address there
  19. 19.Birsfelden (BL)about 17 min
    CHF 27,322 per yearCHF 1,000 less than Basel
    25 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 62 %Check an address there
  20. 20.Riehen (BS)about 19 min
    CHF 27,470 per yearCHF 800 less than Basel
    26 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Check an address there
  21. 21.Bättwil (SO)about 48 min Borderline
    CHF 27,750 per yearCHF 500 less than Basel
    to work 40 min, back 48 min
    27 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 122 %Check an address there

All 21 municipalities shown.

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How to read these figures

  • Bike and e-bike: riding time calculated by Ubivo on the cycle paths and roads of OpenStreetMap (OSRM route planner, bicycle profile), between inhabited points of the home municipality and of the workplace municipality (one to five depending on size, weighted by population; the median is shown). Base speed 17 km/h by bike, 20 km/h by e-bike (assisted up to 25 km/h), plus 5 minutes by bike and 2.5 minutes by e-bike for every 100 metres of climbing; downhill 2 or 1 minute less per 100 metres, but never faster than 25 km/h. This is an assumption by Ubivo for adults who commute regularly, not an official value. The slower direction counts; where the two differ clearly, both are shown. «Borderline» means: with a slightly faster or slower assumption (bike 16 to 18 km/h and 4 to 6 minutes per 100 metres, e-bike 19 to 21 km/h and 2 to 3 minutes) the municipality is once within and once outside the time.
  • Limits: the times apply between typical residential locations, not from your door. Traffic lights and junctions are only covered by the base speed; weather, luggage and fitness not at all. Where OpenStreetMap has gaps, paths are missing or mapped wrongly. Ferries and taking the bike on the train are excluded.
  • Total annual cost: income tax, health insurance premiums (deductible 300) and electricity (4,500 kWh) for the chosen household, without commuting costs. Differences rounded to CHF 100.
  • Rents and property prices are not included; there is no data per municipality.
  • Do you pay tax at source, for example on a B permit? Then differences between municipalities in a canton only matter to you under a subsequent ordinary assessment.

    The deduction from your salary is the same in every municipality of a canton. From a gross salary of CHF 120,000 a year you are assessed under the ordinary procedure automatically, below that on application by 31 March of the following year; your municipality’s tax rate then applies. Tax at source and where you live

Bike and e-bike times: Ubivo calculation with OSRM on data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract of 31/10/2026; elevation: swisstopo, swissALTIRegio; residential locations: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), STATPOP 2024. Costs: FTA (taxes 2026), FOPH (health insurance 2027), ElCom (electricity 2027). Fog days: MeteoSwiss, average 2023-2025, October to February. Methodology and data sources

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