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Living in Pully

In Pully, unemployment is 3% (2022).

Pully, a city in Switzerland, had a population of 19,538 at the end of 2024. For Pully, the foreign population count was 6,375 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2425 sources

Population19,538people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source
Median gross salary (region)7,346EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch
Average net rent20.05EUR/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%country median 2.3% — 30% aboveOfficial source · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO
Recorded crime8,466incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T9

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

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 Pully.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Pully 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 S13Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB56.03 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Salt Swiss 10GB9Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)20.05 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)5Official · regional context

Is Pully a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker65%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 54–76%
Skilled employee70%strong on work, weak on education · range 60–80%
Student42%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 30–54%
Family63%strong on family, weak on education · range 51–75%
Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–69%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About €1,203 a month in cold rent, from the published average of 20.05 EUR/m²/month. Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

How international is the population?

32.6% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 6,375 of 19,538 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in SwitzerlandUnemployment in Pully is 3.0%. Of 176 cities with data, 52 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)7,346 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch16Official
Unemployment rate3 %country median 2.3%31 Dec 2022Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO1Official

What does a salary buy in Pully?

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

regional median gross pay: €7,346 (pxweb.bfs.admin.ch, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€4,814of €6,144 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.€6,144
Rent, 60 m²€20.05/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− €1,203
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€4,814
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Pully Salary needed to live in Pully

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Pully. 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

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesPully highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Pully 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 residents8,466 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T98Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportVIP3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official
Distance to nearest airport42 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Pully. 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
Open official information

fide language promotion system — State Language Course

State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)

For adult migrants.

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

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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
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 4.7 · Feb 5.9 · Mar 10.5 · Apr 14.6 · May 18.9 · Jun 22.8 · Jul 25 · Aug 24.5 · Sep 19.8 · Oct 14.6 · Nov 8.9 · Dec 5.4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.7 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 3.7 · Apr 6.8 · May 10.7 · Jun 14.3 · Jul 16.2 · Aug 16.2 · Sep 12.7 · Oct 9.1 · Nov 4.5 · Dec 1.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official
Average temperature by monthJan 2.7 · Feb 3.3 · Mar 7 · Apr 10.6 · May 14.6 · Jun 18.4 · Jul 20.5 · Aug 20.1 · Sep 16 · Oct 11.7 · Nov 6.7 · Dec 3.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 75.4 · Feb 63.5 · Mar 71.8 · Apr 83.6 · May 112.6 · Jun 106.8 · Jul 102.7 · Aug 109.6 · Sep 98.4 · Oct 110.9 · Nov 99.2 · Dec 97.7 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 76.7 · Feb 108.8 · Mar 168.9 · Apr 193.1 · May 212.6 · Jun 239.7 · Jul 258.6 · Aug 241.3 · Sep 187.9 · Oct 131.7 · Nov 79.5 · Dec 58.3 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Zürich ±1.3 °C. Elsewhere: Werl (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Reims (France) ±1.5 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±1.7 °C, Neustadt in Holstein (Germany) ±1.8 °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

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents441.2 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS12Official
City area5.91 km²2020Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A5 (2020-2025), FJ=2020, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².3Official
Foreign non-permanent residents208 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20247Official
Foreign residents6,375 people31 Dec 2024Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.10Official
Non-permanent residents208 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20247Official
Population density3,306 people/km²31 Dec 2024Reproducible density from BFS STATPOP permanent population at 31.12.2024 divided by the exact official BFS municipality area denominator (2020-2025; FJ=2020; area observed_at=2020).3Official
Population19,538 people31 Dec 2024Switzerland official denominator source14Official
Swiss non-permanent residents0 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20247Official
Swiss permanent residents13,163 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20247Official

International community in Pully

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total232100.0%
Abroad22094.8%
In Switzerland125.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Country of birth

Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total19,536100.0%
In Switzerland10,42453.4%
Abroad9,11246.6%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Citizenship

Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Citizenship - total19,536100.0%
Switzerland13,09967.1%
France2,08610.7%
Italy6723.4%
Portugal5212.7%
Spain3872.0%
Germany1850.9%
Ukraine1550.8%
Belgium1450.7%
United Kingdom1400.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Russia1280.7%
China1080.6%
United States1070.5%
Romania1010.5%
Brazil990.5%
Türkiye840.4%
Greece800.4%
Canada760.4%
Kosovo720.4%
Afghanistan700.4%
Poland680.3%
Netherlands550.3%
Sweden520.3%
India480.2%
Iran440.2%
Eritrea360.2%
Bulgaria350.2%
Serbia330.2%
Austria320.2%
Morocco320.2%
Mexico310.2%
Tunisia300.2%
Czechia290.1%
Ireland280.1%
Algeria280.1%
Japan230.1%
Colombia220.1%
Hungary210.1%
Congo (Kinshasa)210.1%
Lebanon210.1%
Croatia190.1%
Ecuador190.1%
Philippines190.1%
North Macedonia170.1%
Syria170.1%
Denmark160.1%
Israel160.1%
Somalia150.1%
Malta140.1%
Chile140.1%
Malaysia140.1%
Australia140.1%
Luxembourg130.1%
South Korea130.1%
Norway110.1%
Belarus110.1%
Guinea110.1%
Argentina110.1%
Armenia110.1%
Finland100.1%
Slovenia100.1%
Cameroon100.1%
Kazakhstan100.1%
Pakistan90.0%
Slovakia80.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina80.0%
Ethiopia80.0%
Senegal80.0%
Venezuela80.0%
Sri Lanka80.0%
Cyprus70.0%
Indonesia70.0%
Iraq70.0%
Thailand70.0%
Lithuania60.0%
Peru60.0%
Vietnam60.0%
Georgia60.0%
Latvia50.0%
Moldova50.0%
Burundi50.0%
Nigeria50.0%
Bolivia50.0%
Dominican Republic50.0%
Azerbaijan50.0%
Uzbekistan50.0%
Benin40.0%
Paraguay40.0%
Mongolia40.0%
Albania30.0%
Côte d'Ivoire30.0%
Madagascar30.0%
Mauritius30.0%
Burkina Faso30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Costa Rica30.0%
Saudi Arabia30.0%
Singapore30.0%
Angola20.0%
Sudan20.0%
Togo20.0%
Uruguay20.0%
Bangladesh20.0%
Kyrgyzstan20.0%
New Zealand20.0%
Liechtenstein10.0%
Monaco10.0%
Montenegro10.0%
Gambia10.0%
Mozambique10.0%
Zimbabwe10.0%
Rwanda10.0%
Uganda10.0%
Honduras10.0%
Saint Lucia10.0%
Saint Kitts and Nevis10.0%
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Alternatives for people set on Pully

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.

Epalinges as a Pully alternative in the same region

4 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,507 Epalinges vs 8,466 Pullyno percentage
  • Residents: 9,905 Epalinges vs 19,538 Pully−49%
  • Nearest airport: 38.0 km Epalinges vs 42.0 km Pully−10%
  • Rent: €20.05/m² Epalinges vs €20.05/m² Pullysame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,346 Epalinges vs €7,346 Pullysame level
Full comparisonMore about Epalinges

Luzern as a Pully alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 138 km, 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 19,538 Pully+341%
  • Unemployment: 1.7% Luzern vs 3.0% Pully−43%
  • Rent: €17.56/m² (2021) Luzern vs €20.05/m² (2024) Pullyno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 5.0 km Luzern vs 42.0 km Pully−88%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 12,894 Luzern vs 8,466 Pullyno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,445 Luzern vs €7,346 Pullysame level
Full comparisonMore about Luzern

Cities near Pully

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Lausanne Commuting Zone · 3.2 km away
Rent
19.13 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Alternative cities in Switzerland

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

All Switzerland cities
Glarus Nord19,810 residentsVolketswil19,854 residentsAdliswil19,893 residentsMonthey19,074 residentsOlten19,051 residentsVevey20,142 residents

How does Pully compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Pully 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; Pully's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Pully part of Lausanne?

Pully is in the published commuting zone of Lausanne; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Lausanne city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source4

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Common questions

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

How much does it cost to rent in Pully?

Average net cold rent is 20.05 EUR/m²/month, excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about €1,403 a month before utilities. 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).

What is the typical salary around Pully?

The median gross salary is 7,346 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

What is the unemployment rate in Pully?

The unemployment rate is 3 %. Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO.

How safe is Pully?

Police recorded 8,466 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T9.

How many people live in Pully?

The published population is 19,538 people. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

How many foreign residents live in Pully?

6,375 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Pully a good place to live?

Pully 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.

Is Pully part of Lausanne?

Pully is in the published commuting zone of Lausanne; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Pully?

Lausanne, Lutry, Epalinges, Bourg-en-Lavaux, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne are near Pully. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Place of birth - total live in Pully?

The official country of birth distribution records 232 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025-12-31. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Pully, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 1e25fab8d88a57be49487072f9b5e914]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/5590-pully/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  7. Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024 pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-07-18
  8. Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T9 dam-api.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-09-24
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  2. Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-08-08
  3. Swisscom blue Internet S swisscom.ch · checked 2026-09-15
  4. Switzerland official denominator source pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-07-14
  5. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-02
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