Geneva to Nyon: tax and costs compared

Moving from Geneva to Nyon: tax and living costs compared

Total tax at eleven household profiles, health insurance premiums and rents, computed from the official Swiss sources for both communes.

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CHF 4,863Tax difference per year, Married, 2 children, CHF 150,000

CHF 408Tax difference per year, Single, CHF 250,000

CHF 9,990Tax difference per year, Single, CHF 1,000,000

CHF -93Median health premium difference per month

How much does tax change when you move from Geneva to Nyon?

At the profile Married, 2 children, CHF 150,000, the official ESTV calculator gives a difference of CHF 4,863 per year in total tax between Geneva and Nyon for tax year 2026. A negative figure means less tax in Nyon. The table shows every household profile.

Total tax: Geneva and Nyon

Total federal, cantonal and communal income and wealth tax per year in Geneva and in Nyon, tax year 2026, official ESTV calculator, no church tax.

Total tax: Geneva and Nyon
Household profile	Geneva	Nyon	Difference
Single, CHF 100,000	CHF 15,484	CHF 15,556	CHF 72
Single, CHF 250,000	CHF 65,275	CHF 65,683	CHF 408
Single, CHF 500,000	CHF 162,071	CHF 168,131	CHF 6,060
Single, CHF 1,000,000	CHF 363,656	CHF 373,646	CHF 9,990
Married, 2 children, CHF 100,000	CHF 1,570	CHF 5,988	CHF 4,418
Married, 2 children, CHF 150,000	CHF 12,177	CHF 17,040	CHF 4,863
Married, 2 children, CHF 250,000	CHF 43,535	CHF 45,460	CHF 1,925
Married, 2 children, CHF 500,000	CHF 133,321	CHF 139,851	CHF 6,530
Married, 2 children, CHF 1,000,000	CHF 325,185	CHF 347,097	CHF 21,912
Married, 2 children, CHF 250,000, assets CHF 2,000,000	CHF 54,034	CHF 58,695	CHF 4,661
Married, 2 children, CHF 250,000, assets CHF 10,000,000	CHF 122,274	CHF 117,274	CHF -5,000

Difference = tax in the destination minus tax in the origin. A negative figure means the destination taxes less at that profile. Figures are computed from the official values for each commune, never estimated.

Health premiums and rent: Geneva and Nyon

Health premiums and rent: Geneva and Nyon
Metric	Geneva	Nyon	Difference
Median health premium per month	CHF 771	CHF 678	CHF -93
Average rent per m² per month	21.1	19.1	-2.0

Health premium: median adult premium in the lowest-cost premium region of each canton. Rent: cantonal average net rent per m² per month.

Inheritance, lump-sum taxation and family rules: Geneva and Nyon

Inheritance tax for children, Geneva

Geneva exempts children and other direct-line relatives from inheritance tax, except where the deceased was taxed on expenditure in one of the last three final assessments.
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Inheritance tax for children, Vaud

Vaud taxes children's inheritance on a direct-line scale, with a CHF 1,000,000 exemption per descendant branch for estates opened from 2025, reducing by 1/100 per CHF 1,000 above that.
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Inheritance tax for spouses, Geneva

Geneva exempts the surviving spouse and registered partner from inheritance tax, subject to the same lump-sum carve-out.
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Inheritance tax for spouses, Vaud

Vaud exempts the surviving spouse and registered partner from inheritance and gift tax.
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Lump-sum taxation, Geneva

Geneva applies expenditure-based taxation in place of income tax.
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Lump-sum taxation, Vaud

Vaud applies expenditure-based taxation in place of income and wealth tax.
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Family allowance per child, Geneva

Geneva child allowance is CHF 311 per month for the first two children and CHF 411 from the third, with training allowance CHF 415 and CHF 515.
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Family allowance per child, Vaud

Vaud child allowance is CHF 322 per month for the first two children and CHF 365 from the third, with training allowance CHF 425 and CHF 468.
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Cantonal law must set a minimum cantonal residence period of between two and five years.

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Geneva to Nyon: common questions

How much tax does a family save by moving from Geneva to Nyon?

For the profile Married, 2 children, CHF 150,000, the difference in total tax is CHF 4,863 per year according to the official ESTV calculator. A negative figure means less tax in Nyon.

What changes for a high income moving from Geneva to Nyon?

For the profile Single, CHF 1,000,000, the difference in total tax is CHF 9,990 per year. At higher incomes the marginal rate matters most, and the table shows every profile.

Is this a personal tax calculation?

No. The figures are standard household profiles from the official federal calculator. Your own result depends on your deductions, income type and assets, so use the ESTV calculator with your own figures or speak to a tax adviser before you move.