Switzerland property investment guide
Prices, price growth and rental yields, region by region
Home prices in Switzerland rose 3.1% a year on average from 2016 to 2025, the 31st fastest of 35 European countries. Renting out on 12-month lets earned a gross yield of 3.2% of the price a year, falling from 3.5% in 2016 to 2.9% in 2025 as prices outpaced rents. A square metre cost €9,712 in 2025.
Updated 2026-10-28 · Data 2015–2026 so far
Regions of Switzerland
| Zürich | +4.3% | 3.2%* | €10,761 | – |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zentralschweiz | +4.0% | 3.2%* | €10,288 | 6 |
| Ostschweiz | +3.2% | 3.2%* | €7,777 | 7 |
| Ticino | +3.1%* | 3.2%* | €8,219 | – |
| Nordwestschweiz | +3.0% | 3.2%* | €8,259 | 3 |
| Espace Mittelland | +2.9% | 3.2%* | €6,734 | 5 |
| Région lémanique | +2.4% | 3.2%* | €10,561 | 3 |
Price growth: 2016–2025, compound average per year, in the country's own currency, before inflation. Rental yields: 12-month lets, gross. Price per m²: latest year, from the best published source for each area. * Figure of the larger area: no local data. – no data.
All 31 areas in Switzerland
Each with its own prices, growth and yields
Price growth by year
% change on the year before
How Switzerland compares
Median of 35 countries with a price index, 2016–2025.
Questions
What is the average property price per m² in Switzerland?
€9,712 per m² in 2025, from Various (see note per row). It ranges from €6,734 in Espace Mittelland to €10,761 in Zürich.
How much have property prices risen in Switzerland?
+3.1% a year on average from 2016 to 2025, and +4.1% in 2026 so far.
What rental yield can you get in Switzerland?
3.2% of the price a year on average for 12-month lets in 2016–2025, and 2.9% in 2025. These are gross figures, before costs, fees, empty months and tax.
Which region of Switzerland had the highest price growth?
Zürich, at +4.3% a year from 2016 to 2025, ahead of Zentralschweiz at +4.0%.
Sources
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