Lausanne to Wollerau: tax and costs compared

Moving from Lausanne to Wollerau: 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 -12,515Tax difference per year, Married, 2 children, CHF 150,000

CHF -41,216Tax difference per year, Single, CHF 250,000

CHF -200,269Tax difference per year, Single, CHF 1,000,000

CHF -133Median health premium difference per month

How much does tax change when you move from Lausanne to Wollerau?

At the profile Married, 2 children, CHF 150,000, the official ESTV calculator gives a difference of CHF -12,515 per year in total tax between Lausanne and Wollerau for tax year 2026. A negative figure means less tax in Wollerau. The table shows every household profile.

Total tax: Lausanne and Wollerau

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

Total tax: Lausanne and Wollerau
Household profile	Lausanne	Wollerau	Difference
Single, CHF 100,000	CHF 16,721	CHF 5,617	CHF -11,104
Single, CHF 250,000	CHF 69,897	CHF 28,681	CHF -41,216
Single, CHF 500,000	CHF 178,425	CHF 79,979	CHF -98,446
Single, CHF 1,000,000	CHF 374,303	CHF 174,034	CHF -200,269
Married, 2 children, CHF 100,000	CHF 6,491	CHF 873	CHF -5,618
Married, 2 children, CHF 150,000	CHF 18,325	CHF 5,810	CHF -12,515
Married, 2 children, CHF 250,000	CHF 48,323	CHF 21,521	CHF -26,802
Married, 2 children, CHF 500,000	CHF 148,157	CHF 66,634	CHF -81,523
Married, 2 children, CHF 1,000,000	CHF 367,836	CHF 168,081	CHF -199,755
Married, 2 children, CHF 250,000, assets CHF 2,000,000	CHF 62,630	CHF 23,285	CHF -39,345
Married, 2 children, CHF 250,000, assets CHF 10,000,000	CHF 125,955	CHF 31,637	CHF -94,318

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: Lausanne and Wollerau

Health premiums and rent: Lausanne and Wollerau
Metric	Lausanne	Wollerau	Difference
Median health premium per month	CHF 678	CHF 545	CHF -133
Average rent per m² per month	19.1	18.2	-0.9

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: Lausanne and Wollerau

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 children, Schwyz

Schwyz levies no inheritance tax on children.
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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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Inheritance tax for spouses, Schwyz

Schwyz levies no inheritance tax on the spouse.
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Lump-sum taxation, Vaud

Vaud applies expenditure-based taxation in place of income and wealth tax.
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Lump-sum taxation, Schwyz

Schwyz allows expenditure-based taxation for non-Swiss persons arriving for the first time or after at least ten years abroad, with no gainful work in Switzerland.
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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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Family allowance per child, Schwyz

Schwyz monthly child allowance per child: CHF 230.
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Cantonal law must set a minimum cantonal residence period of between two and five years.

Naturalisation and living in Vaud · Naturalisation and living in Schwyz

Lausanne to Wollerau: common questions

How much tax does a family save by moving from Lausanne to Wollerau?

For the profile Married, 2 children, CHF 150,000, the difference in total tax is CHF -12,515 per year according to the official ESTV calculator. A negative figure means less tax in Wollerau.

What changes for a high income moving from Lausanne to Wollerau?

For the profile Single, CHF 1,000,000, the difference in total tax is CHF -200,269 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.