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Living within 45 minutes of Zurich by bike

Every municipality from which you reach Zurich 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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24 municipalities within 45 minutes of Zurich by bike

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

The cheapest is Rüschlikon at CHF 21,534 per year, CHF 4,100 less than Zurich.

12 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, Zurich itself: CHF 25,626 per year.

  1. 1.Rüschlikon (ZH)about 37 min
    CHF 21,534 per yearCHF 4,100 less than Zurich
    31 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 75 %Check an address there
  2. 2.Uitikon (ZH)about 44 min Borderline
    CHF 21,634 per yearCHF 4,000 less than Zurich
    to work 35 min, back 44 min
    33 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 78 %Check an address there
  3. 3.Kilchberg (ZH)about 29 min
    CHF 22,394 per yearCHF 3,200 less than Zurich
    to work 24 min, back 29 min
    31 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 72 %Check an address there
  4. 4.Unterengstringen (ZH)about 39 min
    CHF 22,444 per yearCHF 3,200 less than Zurich
    31 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 102 %Check an address there
  5. 5.Küsnacht (ZH)about 48 min Borderline
    CHF 22,490 per yearCHF 3,100 less than Zurich
    31 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 73 %Check an address there
  6. 6.Zollikon (ZH)about 36 min
    CHF 22,572 per yearCHF 3,100 less than Zurich
    to work 29 min, back 36 min
    32 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 76 %Check an address there
  7. 7.Thalwil (ZH)about 48 min Borderline
    CHF 22,594 per yearCHF 3,000 less than Zurich
    to work 42 min, back 48 min
    32 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 78 %Check an address there
  8. 8.Dällikon (ZH)about 45 min Borderline
    CHF 22,614 per yearCHF 3,000 less than Zurich
    30 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 107 %Check an address there
  9. 9.Weiningen (ZH)about 45 min Borderline
    CHF 22,614 per yearCHF 3,000 less than Zurich
    30 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 107 %Check an address there
  10. 10.Oberengstringen (ZH)about 34 min
    CHF 22,684 per yearCHF 2,900 less than Zurich
    31 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 109 %Check an address there
  11. 11.Birmensdorf (ZH)about 48 min Borderline
    CHF 22,784 per yearCHF 2,800 less than Zurich
    32 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 112 %Check an address there
  12. 12.Opfikon (ZH)about 35 min
    CHF 23,097 per yearCHF 2,500 less than Zurich
    31 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 94 %Check an address there
  13. 13.Dübendorf (ZH)about 37 min
    CHF 23,167 per yearCHF 2,500 less than Zurich
    30 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 92 %Check an address there
  14. 14.Kloten (ZH)about 47 min Borderline
    CHF 23,299 per yearCHF 2,300 less than Zurich
    31 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 100 %Check an address there
  15. 15.Wallisellen (ZH)about 41 min
    CHF 23,314 per yearCHF 2,300 less than Zurich
    30 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 93 %Check an address there
  16. 16.Wangen-Brüttisellen (ZH)about 51 min Borderline
    CHF 23,425 per yearCHF 2,200 less than Zurich
    31 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 101 %Check an address there
  17. 17.Schwerzenbach (ZH)about 48 min Borderline
    CHF 23,444 per yearCHF 2,200 less than Zurich
    30 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 103 %Check an address there
  18. 18.Dietlikon (ZH)about 48 min Borderline
    CHF 23,461 per yearCHF 2,200 less than Zurich
    31 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 105 %Check an address there
  19. 19.Adliswil (ZH)about 34 min
    CHF 23,474 per yearCHF 2,200 less than Zurich
    30 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 104 %Check an address there
  20. 20.Fällanden (ZH)about 41 min
    CHF 23,545 per yearCHF 2,100 less than Zurich
    30 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 99 %Check an address there
  21. 21.Schlieren (ZH)about 41 min
    CHF 23,714 per yearCHF 1,900 less than Zurich
    31 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 111 %Check an address there
  22. 22.Rümlang (ZH)about 42 min Borderline
    CHF 23,784 per yearCHF 1,800 less than Zurich
    31 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 113 %Check an address there
  23. 23.Urdorf (ZH)about 48 min Borderline
    CHF 23,844 per yearCHF 1,800 less than Zurich
    31 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 115 %Check an address there
  24. 24.Regensdorf (ZH)about 40 min
    CHF 23,914 per yearCHF 1,700 less than Zurich
    31 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 117 %Check an address there

All 24 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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