Geneva to Sion: tax and costs compared

Moving from Geneva to Sion: 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 -694Tax difference per year, Married, 2 children, CHF 150,000

CHF 1,732Tax difference per year, Single, CHF 250,000

CHF -34,208Tax difference per year, Single, CHF 1,000,000

CHF -234Median health premium difference per month

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

At the profile Married, 2 children, CHF 150,000, the official ESTV calculator gives a difference of CHF -694 per year in total tax between Geneva and Sion for tax year 2026. A negative figure means less tax in Sion. The table shows every household profile.

Total tax: Geneva and Sion

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

Total tax: Geneva and Sion
Household profile	Geneva	Sion	Difference
Single, CHF 100,000	CHF 15,484	CHF 14,257	CHF -1,227
Single, CHF 250,000	CHF 65,275	CHF 67,007	CHF 1,732
Single, CHF 500,000	CHF 162,071	CHF 157,125	CHF -4,946
Single, CHF 1,000,000	CHF 363,656	CHF 329,448	CHF -34,208
Married, 2 children, CHF 100,000	CHF 1,570	CHF 3,273	CHF 1,703
Married, 2 children, CHF 150,000	CHF 12,177	CHF 11,483	CHF -694
Married, 2 children, CHF 250,000	CHF 43,535	CHF 44,700	CHF 1,165
Married, 2 children, CHF 500,000	CHF 133,321	CHF 134,569	CHF 1,248
Married, 2 children, CHF 1,000,000	CHF 325,185	CHF 307,849	CHF -17,336
Married, 2 children, CHF 250,000, assets CHF 2,000,000	CHF 54,034	CHF 56,733	CHF 2,699
Married, 2 children, CHF 250,000, assets CHF 10,000,000	CHF 122,274	CHF 107,133	CHF -15,141

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 Sion

Health premiums and rent: Geneva and Sion
Metric	Geneva	Sion	Difference
Median health premium per month	CHF 771	CHF 537	CHF -234
Average rent per m² per month	21.1	15.2	-5.9

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 Sion

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, Valais

Valais does not levy inheritance tax on direct-line blood relatives, the spouse not legally separated, or adopted children.
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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, Valais

Valais exempts the spouse who is not legally separated 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, Valais

Valais applies expenditure-based taxation in place of income 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, Valais

Valais child allowance is CHF 327 per month for the first two children and CHF 435 from the third, with training allowance CHF 477 and CHF 585.
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Cantonal law must set a minimum cantonal residence period of between two and five years.

Naturalisation and living in Geneva · Naturalisation and living in Valais

Geneva to Sion: common questions

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

For the profile Married, 2 children, CHF 150,000, the difference in total tax is CHF -694 per year according to the official ESTV calculator. A negative figure means less tax in Sion.

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

For the profile Single, CHF 1,000,000, the difference in total tax is CHF -34,208 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.