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Living in Moutier

In Moutier, unemployment is 3.4% (2022).

Moutier had 7,256 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Switzerland. The foreign population count was 2,086 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2416 sources

Population7,256people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source
Median gross salary (region)7,310EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch
Average net rent12.91EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)
Unemployment rate3.4%country median 2.3% — 48% aboveOfficial source · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO
Recorded crime8,434incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 26% belowOfficial source · Gemeinden — Auszug aus der polizeilichen Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Moutier?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in SwitzerlandNational rates and thresholds that apply in Moutier.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Moutier recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€71
Mobile plan, 10 GB€56
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited70.68 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Swisscom blue Internet S10Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB56.03 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Salt Swiss 10GB7Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)12.91 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)4Official · regional context

Is Moutier a good place to live?

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Remote worker62%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 52–72%
Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–77%
Student55%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 44–66%
Family47%strong on family, weak on education · range 37–57%
Retirement49%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 37–61%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Moutier?

The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO1

Unemployment across cities in SwitzerlandUnemployment in Moutier is 3.4%. Of 176 cities with data, 52 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)7,310 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch16Official
Unemployment rate3.4 %country median 2.3%31 Dec 2022Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO1Official

What does a salary buy in Moutier?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €7,310 (pxweb.bfs.admin.ch, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€5,212of €6,113 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€6,113
Rent, 60 m²€12.91/m² · official · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton) · 2024-12-31− €775
Internet€71 · official · Swisscom blue Internet S · 2026-09-30− €71
Mobile plan€56 · official · Salt Swiss 10GB · 2026-09-30− €56
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€5,212
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Moutier Salary needed to live in Moutier

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Moutier. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

arbeit.swiss — Public employment service

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs / public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Moutier. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Moutier?

Police recorded about 8,434 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Gemeinden — Auszug aus der polizeilichen Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 20253

Recorded crime across major citiesMoutier highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Moutier highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Solothurn25,779
Bern20,196
Interlaken18,896
Olten15,369
Kloten13,097
St. Gallen9,783
Winterthur7,988
Muri bei Bern5,389
Wetzikon (ZH)4,048
Küsnacht (ZH)3,718
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents8,434 incidents per 100,000country median 11,44031 Dec 2025Gemeinden — Auszug aus der polizeilichen Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 20253Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport12 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights5Official
Nearest airportBRN3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official
Distance to nearest airport42 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Moutier. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Cantonal integration programmes — Newcomer Adaptation

SEM and cantons

For migrants, refugees.

German, French, ItalianIn Person
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fide language promotion system — State Language Course

State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)

For adult migrants.

German, French, ItalianIn Person, Online
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Moutier.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 4.5 · Feb 6.7 · Mar 11.2 · Apr 15.1 · May 19 · Jun 22.8 · Jul 24.9 · Aug 24.6 · Sep 20 · Oct 15.2 · Nov 8.8 · Dec 5.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI12Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.4 · Feb -2.1 · Mar 0.4 · Apr 3.2 · May 7.5 · Jun 11.1 · Jul 12.6 · Aug 12.5 · Sep 9.2 · Oct 6 · Nov 1.6 · Dec -1.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI13Official
Average temperature by monthJan 0.9 · Feb 1.9 · Mar 5.4 · Apr 9.1 · May 13.2 · Jun 16.9 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.2 · Sep 14.1 · Oct 10 · Nov 4.8 · Dec 1.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 52.5 · Feb 49.7 · Mar 52.4 · Apr 65.4 · May 93.4 · Jun 91 · Jul 94.2 · Aug 95.5 · Sep 71.5 · Oct 72.9 · Nov 69.2 · Dec 68.4 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Basel ±1.3 °C. Elsewhere: Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.6 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Trostberg (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±0.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 19.7 km² in 2014.

How many people live in Moutier?

The published population was 7,256 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source11

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents525.5 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS9Official
City area19.68 km²2014Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2014, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².2Official
Foreign residents2,086 people31 Dec 2024Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.8Official
Population density368.7 people/km²31 Dec 2024Reproducible density from BFS STATPOP permanent population at 31.12.2024 divided by the exact official BFS municipality area denominator (2013-2018; FJ=2014; area observed_at=2014).2Official
Population7,256 people31 Dec 2024Switzerland official denominator source11Official

Alternatives for people set on Moutier

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Luzern as a Moutier alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 86,234 Luzern vs 7,256 Moutier+1088%
  • Unemployment: 1.7% Luzern vs 3.4% Moutier−50%
  • Rent: €17.56/m² (2021) Luzern vs €12.91/m² (2024) Moutierno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 5.0 km Luzern vs 42.0 km Moutier−88%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 12,894 Luzern vs 8,434 Moutierno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,445 Luzern vs €7,310 Moutiersame level
Full comparisonMore about Luzern

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Moutier, nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities
Neuenkirch7,229 residentsNendaz7,314 residentsMinusio7,321 residentsThal7,137 residentsBirmensdorf (ZH)7,380 residentsDerendingen7,133 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Moutier under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 4 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Einführungsklassen / integrative DaZ-Sprachförderung (per canton). How to enrol a child (edk.ch).

A country-wide rule for Switzerland; Moutier's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Moutier?

The published population was 7,256 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

How safe is Moutier?

Police recorded about 8,434 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Gemeinden — Auszug aus der polizeilichen Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Moutier?

The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO.

What is the typical salary around Moutier?

The median gross salary is 7,310 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

How many foreign residents live in Moutier?

2,086 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Moutier a good place to live?

Moutier may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Moutier, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version e8d78d1e46b4c49837c2938ca913e025]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/0700-moutier/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Sources

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  1. Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO dam-api.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-08-04
  2. Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2014, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km². disseminate.stats.swiss · checked 2026-07-15
  3. Gemeinden — Auszug aus der polizeilichen Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025 Gemeinden · police.be.ch · checked 2026-09-24
  4. Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton) dam-api.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-09-24
  5. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  6. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  7. Salt Swiss 10GB salt.ch · checked 2026-09-15
  8. Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024. pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2024-12-31
  9. Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-08-08
  10. Swisscom blue Internet S swisscom.ch · checked 2026-09-15
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  1. Switzerland official denominator source pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-07-14
  2. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  3. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  4. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  5. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  6. www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-08-27

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