Price/Rent Ratio in Switzerland compared to Europe
This price-to-rent ratio helps assess whether it is more cost-effective to buy or rent a home in a given market. A high price-to-rent ratio suggests that buying a property is more expensive relative to renting, whereas a low ratio indicates that buying may be more favorable than renting.
- Price-to-Rent Ratio below 16: It's generally cheaper to buy a home than to rent.
- Price-to-Rent Ratio between 17 and 20: The cost of buying and renting is roughly comparable.
- Price-to-Rent Ratio above 21: It's generally cheaper to rent than to buy.
Last updated June, 2024
Luxembourg | 37 yrs |
France | 36 yrs |
Switzerland | 32 yrs |
Czech Rep. | 32 yrs |
Malta | 30 yrs |
Finland | 30 yrs |
Austria | 28 yrs |
Germany | 27 yrs |
Latvia | 25 yrs |
Norway | 24 yrs |
Slovenia | 22 yrs |
Estonia | 22 yrs |
Belgium | 22 yrs |
Cyprus | 22 yrs |
Bulgaria | 22 yrs |
Croatia | 21 yrs |
Greece | 21 yrs |
Denmark | 21 yrs |
North Macedonia | 20 yrs |
Hungary | 19 yrs |
Slovak Rep. | 19 yrs |
Lithuania | 19 yrs |
Portugal | 18 yrs |
Poland | 18 yrs |
Spain | 17 yrs |
Netherlands | 17 yrs |
Romania | 15 yrs |
UK | 14 yrs |
Italy | 14 yrs |
Turkey | 14 yrs |
Montenegro | 13 yrs |
Ireland | 12 yrs |
Switzerland real estate data, including prices, rents, and sizes in square meters, has been compiled and analyzed from the following sources:
- SNB Data Portal
- Swiss National Bank
- RealAdvisor
- Immoscout24