# Cost of living in Basel

What it costs to live in Basel, Switzerland — $3,535/month for one person renting a 1-bedroom in the centre, all-in.

## Monthly budgets by household

| Household | Total USD / month |
| --- | --- |
| Single | $3,535 |
| Couple | $4,647 |
| Family (4) | $8,533 |
| Retirees | $4,647 |

Each total is rent plus food, utilities, transport, and the usual recurring costs — not a bare rent figure.

## Where the money goes (Single)

| Category | USD / month | Note |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rent | $2,060 | 1BR |
| Groceries & eating out | $956 |  |
| Transport | $110 |  |
| Utilities & phones | $409 |  |

## Rent

| Apartment | USD / month |
| --- | --- |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | $1,526 |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | $2,060 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | $2,886 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | $3,717 |

## Groceries

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Milk (1L) | $2.33 |
| Bread (loaf) | $3.91 |
| Eggs (12) | $7.76 |
| Rice (1kg) | $4.26 |
| Chicken (1kg) | $32 |
| Apples (1kg) | $3.78 |
| Tomatoes (1kg) | $6.62 |
| Potatoes (1kg) | $2.07 |
| Water (1.5L) | $1.46 |
| Wine (mid-range) | $15 |
| Beer (0.5L) | $2.61 |

## Eating out

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Cheap meal | $32 |
| Mid-range dinner for 2 | $129 |
| Cappuccino | $6.65 |
| Beer (draught) | $10 |
| Coke (0.33L) | $6.40 |

## Getting around

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Monthly pass | $110 |
| Single ride | $4.72 |
| Taxi start | $8.29 |
| Taxi per km | $4.85 |
| Gasoline (1L) | $2.29 |

## Income and short stays

- **Average net salary (after tax):** $8,097/month
- **30-day trial stay (short-let, eating out, transport, SIM):** $5,532
- **Local currency:** CHF (1 USD ≈ 0.85 CHF)

## Cities with comparable costs

| City | Rent (1-bed, centre) | Monthly total | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lausanne | $2,058 | $3,479 | /cost-of-living/lausanne |
| Cork | $2,005 | $3,031 | /cost-of-living/cork |
| Oslo | $2,004 | $3,375 | /cost-of-living/oslo |
| Copenhagen | $1,970 | $3,034 | /cost-of-living/copenhagen |
| Bern | $1,960 | $3,265 | /cost-of-living/bern |

## Related pages

- Full city profile: /cities/basel

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Source: [Townleap](https://www.townleap.com/cost-of-living/basel) — permanent-relocation data for people picking a country to actually live in, not visit.

Cost figures are Numbeo-derived and in USD unless labelled otherwise. Economics are World Bank. Every number on this page is also on the HTML page at the same URL — this variant exists so you do not have to parse a React app to read a rent figure.