Ubivo Commuter Index
Live cheaply and still stay central
Cheap municipalities are often remote — the trick is the combination. Among well-connected municipalities (travel time ≤ 30 min to a major centre, 393 municipalities), here are those with the lowest annual total cost.
Oberwil-Lieli (AG)
Oberwil-Lieli combines low total cost (CHF 20,916/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 Deep Report calculates that. Sources: ESTV (tax 2025), FOPH (health insurance 2026), ElCom (electricity 2026), 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 20,916 | 25 min |
| 2 | Rüschlikon | Zürich (ZH) | CHF 21,072 | 22 min |
| 3 | Winkel | Zürich (ZH) | CHF 21,112 | 26 min |
| 4 | Uitikon | Zürich (ZH) | CHF 21,182 | 22 min |
| 5 | Kaiseraugst | Aargau (AG) | CHF 21,355 | 22 min |
| 6 | Oberrieden | Zürich (ZH) | CHF 21,382 | 28 min |
| 7 | Wettswil am Albis | Zürich (ZH) | CHF 21,622 | 21 min |
| 8 | Aesch (ZH) | Zürich (ZH) | CHF 21,622 | 25 min |
| 9 | Sisseln | Aargau (AG) | CHF 21,641 | 30 min |
| 10 | Lufingen | Zürich (ZH) | CHF 21,652 | 26 min |
| 11 | Mettmenstetten | Zürich (ZH) | CHF 21,862 | 29 min |
| 12 | Kilchberg (ZH) | Zürich (ZH) | CHF 21,908 | 21 min |
| 13 | Hedingen | Zürich (ZH) | CHF 21,932 | 26 min |
| 14 | Arni (AG) | Aargau (AG) | CHF 21,976 | 27 min |
| 15 | Unterengstringen | Zürich (ZH) | CHF 22,002 | 22 min |
| 16 | Zumikon | Zürich (ZH) | CHF 22,008 | 24 min |
| 17 | Stallikon | Zürich (ZH) | CHF 22,032 | 29 min |
| 18 | Küsnacht (ZH) | Zürich (ZH) | CHF 22,104 | 27 min |
| 19 | Bergdietikon | Aargau (AG) | CHF 22,115 | 29 min |
| 20 | Thalwil | Zürich (ZH) | CHF 22,118 | 23 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 Deep Report calculates door-to-door to your workplace — plus address-level costs.