City guide Zurich
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- 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. CHF 17,500 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = CHF 1,050,000) About CHF 24,000 per m² in Kreis 1 in 2025 (5 condominium purchases, all sizes). A 60 m²…
- 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. CHF 12,000 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = CHF 720,000) About CHF 15,392 per m² in Kreis 11 in 2025 (112 sales, all sizes). A 60 m² flat at that…
- 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. CHF 16,500 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = CHF 1,320,000) About CHF 24,000 per m² in Kreis 1 in 2025 (5 sales, all sizes). An 80 m² flat at that…
- 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. CHF 11,500 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = CHF 920,000) About CHF 15,392 per m² in Kreis 11 in 2025 (112 sales, all sizes). An 80 m² flat at that…
- Accommodation Visionapartments, City Pop (furnished service apartments) HousingAnywhere lists furnished apartments by the month, including a 1-bedroom on…
- Affordable Shopping Spots Denner, Lidl, Aldi Suisse (Avoid Globus/Manor for budget) Wikivoyage notes a large Coop just east of the station on Bahnhofbrücke, open Monday to…
- Annual Events Street Parade (August), Sechseläuten (April), Züri Fäscht The next Street Parade on the organiser site is 14 August 2027; the site also carries a…
- Art Galleries Hauser & Wirth, Galerie Gmurzynska none
- Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads No digital nomad visa; high-income earners benefit from lump-sum taxation in some cantons… No nomad rate. Once you are tax resident, Switzerland taxes worldwide income and wealth.
- Banking for Expats UBS, Credit Suisse, Neon (digital), Revolut widely accepted neon is an app-only Swiss account with a free everyday plan. Deposits sit at…
- Bar/Nightlife Area Langstrasse (Kreis 4) for clubs, Niederdorf for pubs Langstrasse in Kreis 4 for bars and clubs, and Niederdorf in the old town for evening…
- Best Area to Stay for Digital Nomads Wiedikon (Kreis 3) or Enge (Kreis 2) for a local vibe and community Kreis 5 (Zürich West). Wikivoyage describes the former industrial quarter as the modern…
- Best Area to Stay for Tourists Altstadt (Old Town/Niederdorf) for proximity to Lake Zurich and Limmat river Niederdorf in the old town, for alleys, restaurants and evening bars, a short walk from…
- Best Beach Nearby Strandbad Mythenquai (Lake Zurich), Enge Lakeside Bath Strandbad Mythenquai, Mythenquai 95, a public lake bath with a 250-metre sand beach. Adult…
- Best Cafe for Work Kraftwerk (Selnaustrasse), MAME (Seefeld), Coffee (Grüngasse) ViCAFE Rösterei & Kaffeebar, Hohlstrasse 418, 8048, is the roastery bar on the company…
- Best Coworking Space Impact Hub Zurich (Viadukt), 35 CHF/Day; Westhive (Hardturmstrasse), 45 CHF/Day Impact Hub Zurich: Colab on Sihlquai (a day pass is CHF 45) and Viadukt in District 5. The…
- Best Dessert Spots Confiserie Sprüngli (Luxemburgerli), Lindt Home of Chocolate Confiserie Sprüngli sells Luxemburgerli. Lindt Home of Chocolate, Schokoladenplatz 1, 8802…
- Best Food Delivery App UberEats, Just Eat, Smood Hiltl links Uber Eats for delivery from its vegetarian restaurants in Zurich.
- Best Hospital University Hospital Zurich (USZ), Hirslanden Clinic University Hospital Zurich (USZ), the main university hospital, with a 24-hour emergency…
- Best Local Dish to Try Zürcher Geschnetzeltes (Veal in cream sauce) at Zeughauskeller Zeughauskeller, Bahnhofstrasse 28a at Paradeplatz, serves Kalbsgeschnetzeltes and is open…
- Best Taxi/Ride App Uber (Standard), Vertt (Local), Taxiphone Zurich Wikivoyage says Uber in Zurich is the regular service and UberBlack, and that UberX has…
- Bike/Scooter Rental Züri Velo (PubliBike) - 3 CHF/30min; Voi and Tier scooters PubliBike (ZüriVelo) B-Fit Local for Zurich is CHF 69 a year. Without a pass, a national…
- Birdwatching Locations Neeracherried Nature Reserve (20 min by train) BirdLife-Naturzentrum Neeracherried. Boardwalks and two observation hides look out over…
- Bonfire-Friendly Spots Werdinsel (Limmat River), designated fire pits at Uetliberg The city allows open fires only at designated grill spots, and asks for grills with at…
- Budget Accommodation Zurich Youth Hostel (60 CHF/night), Oldtown Hostel Otter (75 CHF/night) Zurich Youth Hostel, Mutschellenstrasse 114, 8038, by the lake in Wollishofen, with a…
- Cashless Friendly Yes, cards and TWINT mobile payment accepted everywhere TWINT, based in Zurich, is the Swiss phone-payment app. The ZVV app can charge a card for…
- Casino & Gaming Halls Casino Zürich (Gessnerallee 8) Swiss Casino Zürich, Gessnerallee 3-5. Entry is CHF 10 (free for members). Open Sunday to…
- City Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland Zurich (Zürich) is the largest Swiss city and the capital of Canton Zurich, where the…
- Community Centers GZ (Gemeinschaftszentren) e.g., GZ Buchegg, GZ Wipkingen The city foundation lists GZ Wipkingen and GZ Buchegg among the neighbourhood centres…
- Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules No specific CFC rules, but anti-avoidance measures exist No CFC rules. PwC says a foreign company is recognised if it is managed and controlled…
- Cooking Classes Migros Klubschule, Hiltl Academy Hiltl lists cooking courses alongside its restaurants at Sihlstrasse 28.
- Corporate Tax Approx. 19.7% (Combined federal, cantonal, communal) KPMG puts the 2026 effective combined corporate rate in Zurich at 19.47 percent. Bern, at…
- Cultural Districts Zürich West (Former industrial area, now artsy/trendy) Zürich West (Kreis 5). Wikivoyage describes the former industrial quarter as a nightlife…
- Currency & Banking Swiss Franc (CHF). 1 CHF ≈ 1.13 USD, 1 USD ≈ 0.88 CHF Swiss franc (CHF). The country cost prep keeps the ECB crosses of 19 October 2026, which…
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