Ubivo Commuter Index
Live cheaply and still stay central
Cheap municipalities are often remote. What counts is the combination. Among well-connected municipalities (travel time ≤ 30 min to a major centre, 397 municipalities), here are those with the lowest annual total cost.
Oberwil-Lieli (AG)
Oberwil-Lieli combines low total cost (CHF 21,347/year) with just 25 minutes to a major centre: the best trade-off between cheap and central.
Connectivity + total cost, real data: “Well connected” = travel time ≤ 30 minutes to a major centre (ARE centre hierarchy, e.g. Zurich, Basel, Geneva; better of public transport/road). This does not replace your personal door-to-door commute to your workplace. The Dossier calculates that. Sources: ESTV (tax 2026), FOPH (health insurance 2027), ElCom (electricity 2027), ARE (travel time). See the methodology
The best commuter municipalities (≤ 30 min to a centre)
Among well-connected municipalities, sorted by annual total cost (couple without children, CHF 100,000).
| # | Municipality | Canton | Total cost/year | To centre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oberwil-Lieli | Aargau (AG) | CHF 21,347 | 25 min |
| 2 | Kaiseraugst | Aargau (AG) | CHF 21,529 | 22 min |
| 3 | Rüschlikon | Zürich (ZH) | CHF 21,534 | 22 min |
| 4 | Winkel | Zürich (ZH) | CHF 21,564 | 26 min |
| 5 | Uitikon | Zürich (ZH) | CHF 21,634 | 22 min |
| 6 | Oberrieden | Zürich (ZH) | CHF 21,844 | 28 min |
| 7 | Wettswil am Albis | Zürich (ZH) | CHF 22,004 | 21 min |
| 8 | Sisseln | Aargau (AG) | CHF 22,010 | 30 min |
| 9 | Aesch (ZH) | Zürich (ZH) | CHF 22,074 | 25 min |
| 10 | Lufingen | Zürich (ZH) | CHF 22,284 | 26 min |
| 11 | Mettmenstetten | Zürich (ZH) | CHF 22,314 | 29 min |
| 12 | Arni (AG) | Aargau (AG) | CHF 22,359 | 27 min |
| 13 | Zumikon | Zürich (ZH) | CHF 22,364 | 24 min |
| 14 | Hedingen | Zürich (ZH) | CHF 22,384 | 26 min |
| 15 | Kilchberg (ZH) | Zürich (ZH) | CHF 22,394 | 21 min |
| 16 | Stallikon | Zürich (ZH) | CHF 22,414 | 29 min |
| 17 | Unterengstringen | Zürich (ZH) | CHF 22,444 | 22 min |
| 18 | Küsnacht (ZH) | Zürich (ZH) | CHF 22,490 | 27 min |
| 19 | Berikon | Aargau (AG) | CHF 22,549 | 28 min |
| 20 | Zollikon | Zürich (ZH) | CHF 22,572 | 20 min |
Full cost-of-living index
The ranking of the cheapest municipalities, without the connectivity filter.
Interactive map
All municipalities coloured by total cost.
Your real commute time + costs
The Dossier calculates door-to-door to your workplace, plus address-level costs.