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Costs
The price per square meter can vary greatly depending on the location and condition of the apartment.
Based on experience, prices for apartments in Basel fall somewhere in the following range, while furnished apartments are naturally more expensive (partly including also additional services):
- room in shared apartment: CHF 450–800
- 1-room apartment: CHF 800–1200
- 2-room apartment: CHF 1200-1700
- 3-room apartment: CHF 1400-2500
- 4-room apartment: CHF 1700-3500
- 5-room apartment: CHF 2500-4000
These apartment prices are based on experience; statistical figures are also published by the canton.
Swiss Benchmark used by landlords and apartment agencies: rent should ideally not exceed a fourth (max. a third) of a person's net income.
