Living within 45 minutes of Zug by bike

Every municipality from which you reach Zug 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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16 municipalities within 45 minutes of Zug by bike

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

The cheapest is Baar at CHF 14,278 per year, about the same as Zug.

5 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, Zug itself: CHF 14,338 per year.

1.Baar (ZG)about 11 min
CHF 14,278 per yearabout the same as Zug
31 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 47.53 %Check an address there
2.Walchwil (ZG)about 43 min Borderline
CHF 14,328 per yearabout the same as Zug
37 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 51 %Check an address there
3.Steinhausen (ZG)about 13 min
CHF 14,365 per yearabout the same as Zug
34 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 53 %Check an address there
4.Cham (ZG)about 27 min
CHF 14,368 per yearabout the same as Zug
32 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 54 %Check an address there
5.Risch (ZG)about 40 min
CHF 14,368 per yearabout the same as Zug
33 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 54 %Check an address there
6.Hünenberg (ZG)about 30 min
CHF 14,421 per yearabout the same as Zug
31 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 53 %Check an address there
7.Menzingen (ZG)about 49 min Borderline
CHF 14,466 per yearCHF 100 more than Zug
to work 24 min, back 49 min
30 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 55 %Check an address there
8.Neuheim (ZG)about 40 min
CHF 14,509 per yearCHF 200 more than Zug
to work 25 min, back 40 min
28 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 59 %Check an address there
9.Mettmenstetten (ZH)about 39 min
CHF 22,314 per yearCHF 8,000 more than Zug
33 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 98 %Check an address there
10.Kappel am Albis (ZH)about 34 min
CHF 22,444 per yearCHF 8,100 more than Zug
to work 23 min, back 34 min
31 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 102 %Check an address there
11.Hausen am Albis (ZH)about 45 min Borderline
CHF 22,784 per yearCHF 8,400 more than Zug
to work 31 min, back 45 min
31 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 112 %Check an address there
12.Sins (AG)about 46 min Borderline
CHF 22,894 per yearCHF 8,600 more than Zug
30 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 98 %Check an address there
13.Knonau (ZH)about 30 min
CHF 22,924 per yearCHF 8,600 more than Zug
32 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 116 %Check an address there
14.Rifferswil (ZH)about 40 min
CHF 23,054 per yearCHF 8,700 more than Zug
to work 29 min, back 40 min
31 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 120 %Check an address there
15.Maschwanden (ZH)about 39 min
CHF 23,324 per yearCHF 9,000 more than Zug
32 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 128 %Check an address there
16.Mühlau (AG)about 49 min Borderline
CHF 23,428 per yearCHF 9,100 more than Zug
30 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 117 %Check an address there

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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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