Zug to Wollerau: tax and costs compared

Moving from Zug 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 2,885Tax difference per year, Married, 2 children, CHF 150,000

CHF -4,891Tax difference per year, Single, CHF 250,000

CHF -19,093Tax difference per year, Single, CHF 1,000,000

CHF 101Median health premium difference per month

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

At the profile Married, 2 children, CHF 150,000, the official ESTV calculator gives a difference of CHF 2,885 per year in total tax between Zug and Wollerau for tax year 2026. A negative figure means less tax in Wollerau. The table shows every household profile.

Total tax: Zug and Wollerau

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

Total tax: Zug and Wollerau
Household profile	Zug	Wollerau	Difference
Single, CHF 100,000	CHF 5,321	CHF 5,617	CHF 296
Single, CHF 250,000	CHF 33,572	CHF 28,681	CHF -4,891
Single, CHF 500,000	CHF 87,380	CHF 79,979	CHF -7,401
Single, CHF 1,000,000	CHF 193,127	CHF 174,034	CHF -19,093
Married, 2 children, CHF 100,000	CHF 0	CHF 873	CHF 873
Married, 2 children, CHF 150,000	CHF 2,925	CHF 5,810	CHF 2,885
Married, 2 children, CHF 250,000	CHF 18,503	CHF 21,521	CHF 3,018
Married, 2 children, CHF 500,000	CHF 73,485	CHF 66,634	CHF -6,851
Married, 2 children, CHF 1,000,000	CHF 180,189	CHF 168,081	CHF -12,108
Married, 2 children, CHF 250,000, assets CHF 2,000,000	CHF 20,728	CHF 23,285	CHF 2,557
Married, 2 children, CHF 250,000, assets CHF 10,000,000	CHF 38,408	CHF 31,637	CHF -6,771

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: Zug and Wollerau

Health premiums and rent: Zug and Wollerau
Metric	Zug	Wollerau	Difference
Median health premium per month	CHF 444	CHF 545	CHF 101
Average rent per m² per month	21.5	18.2	-3.3

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: Zug and Wollerau

Inheritance tax for children, Zug

Zug: children are exempt from inheritance tax.
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Inheritance tax for children, Schwyz

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

Zug: the spouse is exempt from inheritance 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, Zug

Zug allows expenditure-based taxation; its implementing ordinance sets calculation rules for it.
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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, Zug

Zug monthly child allowance per child: CHF 330.
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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 Zug · Naturalisation and living in Schwyz

Zug to Wollerau: common questions

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

For the profile Married, 2 children, CHF 150,000, the difference in total tax is CHF 2,885 per year according to the official ESTV calculator. A negative figure means less tax in Wollerau.

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

For the profile Single, CHF 1,000,000, the difference in total tax is CHF -19,093 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.