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Living in Chiasso

In Chiasso, unemployment is 4.3% (2022).

Chiasso is in Switzerland; its population was 7,564 at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the foreign population was 3,414.

Last checked 2026-10-1029 sources

Population7,564people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source
Median gross salary (region)5,992EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch
Average net rent15.33EUR/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 rate4.3%country median 2.3% — 87% aboveOfficial source · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO
Recorded crime11,137incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 3% belowOfficial source · Statistica criminale di polizia (SCP) 2025
PM2.5, annual mean17µg/m³country median 8.8 — 93% aboveOfficial source · cdn.who.int

Higher unemployment than 90% of Swiss cities that publish it and dirtier air than 98% of Swiss cities that publish it.

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

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 Chiasso.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Chiasso 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 10GB8Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)15.33 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 Chiasso 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 worker58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–68%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–74%
Student38%strong on cost, weak on education · range 27–49%
Family43%strong on family, weak on education · range 33–53%
Retirement43%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 32–54%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Chiasso?

The unemployment rate is 4.3 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO1

Unemployment across cities in SwitzerlandUnemployment in Chiasso is 4.3%. Of 176 cities with data, 52 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)5,992 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch20Official
Unemployment rate4.3 %country median 2.3%31 Dec 2022Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO1Official

What does a salary buy in Chiasso?

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

regional median gross pay: €5,992 (pxweb.bfs.admin.ch, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€4,049of €5,095 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.€5,095
Rent, 60 m²€15.33/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− €920
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€4,049
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Chiasso Salary needed to live in Chiasso

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Chiasso. 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 Chiasso. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Chiasso?

Police recorded about 11,137 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Statistica criminale di polizia (SCP) 202510

Recorded crime across major citiesChiasso highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Chiasso 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 residents11,137 incidents per 100,000country median 11,44031 Dec 2025Statistica criminale di polizia (SCP) 202510Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights5Official
Nearest airportLUG3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official
Distance to nearest airport21 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Chiasso. 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
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Chiasso.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Chiasso?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 17 µg/m³ (2021) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: cdn.who.int2

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in SwitzerlandAnnual PM2.5 in Chiasso is 17.0 µg/m³. Of 43 cities with data, 12 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean17 µg/m³country median 8.831 Dec 2021cdn.who.int2Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 7.5 · Feb 9.5 · Mar 14.1 · Apr 17.4 · May 21.5 · Jun 25.7 · Jul 28 · Aug 27.4 · Sep 22.5 · Oct 17.1 · Nov 11.7 · Dec 7.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -3 · Feb -2.6 · Mar 1 · Apr 4.8 · May 9.6 · Jun 13.6 · Jul 15.4 · Aug 15.3 · Sep 11.4 · Oct 7.4 · Nov 2.4 · Dec -2.2 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official
Average temperature by monthJan 1.6 · Feb 3.1 · Mar 7.6 · Apr 11.3 · May 15.7 · Jun 19.7 · Jul 21.7 · Aug 21.1 · Sep 16.6 · Oct 11.9 · Nov 6.7 · Dec 2.2 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 73.6 · Feb 74.9 · Mar 82.9 · Apr 140.6 · May 171.5 · Jun 146.7 · Jul 121.4 · Aug 138.7 · Sep 156.1 · Oct 160.5 · Nov 202.2 · Dec 91.2 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 121.1 · Feb 139.4 · Mar 183.4 · Apr 178.3 · May 200.6 · Jun 228.9 · Jul 267.7 · Aug 241.2 · Sep 172.9 · Oct 126.3 · Nov 100.9 · Dec 101.9 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Zürich ±2.2 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±2.0 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.1 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±2.3 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±2.3 °C, Werl (Germany) ±2.3 °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

How many people live in Chiasso?

The published population was 7,564 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source14

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents595.8 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS12Official
City area5.32 km²2018Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2018, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².3Official
Foreign non-permanent residents267 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20247Official
Foreign residents3,414 people31 Dec 2024Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.9Official
Non-permanent residents267 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20247Official
Population density1,422 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=2018; area observed_at=2018).3Official
Population7,564 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 residents4,150 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20247Official

International community in Chiasso

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

Country of birth

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total7,677100.0%
Abroad4,31556.2%
In Switzerland3,36243.8%

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

Country of birth

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total253100.0%
Abroad25199.2%
In Switzerland20.8%

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 - total7,677100.0%
Switzerland4,12453.7%
Italy2,31830.2%
Ukraine2983.9%
Eritrea1211.6%
Romania801.0%
Portugal791.0%
Syria600.8%
Afghanistan440.6%
Kosovo410.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Sri Lanka390.5%
Somalia270.4%
Germany260.3%
Brazil230.3%
Spain210.3%
Serbia170.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina160.2%
Dominican Republic160.2%
Poland140.2%
India140.2%
Iraq140.2%
Philippines140.2%
France130.2%
Angola130.2%
Croatia120.2%
Tunisia110.1%
Bulgaria100.1%
Türkiye100.1%
Ethiopia100.1%
Morocco100.1%
Greece90.1%
Congo (Kinshasa)90.1%
Iran90.1%
Pakistan90.1%
Albania60.1%
United Kingdom60.1%
Cuba60.1%
Lebanon60.1%
Thailand60.1%
Netherlands50.1%
Czechia50.1%
China50.1%
North Macedonia40.1%
Latvia40.1%
Russia40.1%
Belarus40.1%
Côte d'Ivoire40.1%
Congo (Brazzaville)40.1%
Chile40.1%
Yemen40.1%
Austria30.0%
Hungary30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
Nigeria30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Nepal30.0%
Belgium20.0%
Denmark20.0%
Estonia20.0%
Moldova20.0%
Algeria20.0%
Kenya20.0%
Mozambique20.0%
Ecuador20.0%
Colombia20.0%
Peru20.0%
Japan20.0%
Georgia20.0%
No indication10.0%
Sweden10.0%
Slovenia10.0%
Montenegro10.0%
Lithuania10.0%
Gambia10.0%
Libya10.0%
Mali10.0%
Senegal10.0%
Uganda10.0%
Egypt10.0%
Argentina10.0%
Barbados10.0%
Bolivia10.0%
El Salvador10.0%
Mexico10.0%
Venezuela10.0%
United States10.0%
Israel10.0%
Cambodia10.0%
South Korea10.0%
Vietnam10.0%
Azerbaijan10.0%
Kazakhstan10.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Chiasso

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.

Mendrisio as a Chiasso alternative in the same region

5 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Unemployment: 2.4% Mendrisio vs 4.3% Chiasso−44%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,243 Mendrisio vs 11,137 Chiasso−35%
  • Residents: 15,085 Mendrisio vs 7,564 Chiasso+99%
  • Nearest airport: 16.0 km Mendrisio vs 21.0 km Chiasso−24%
  • Annual PM2.5: 16.0 µg/m³ Mendrisio vs 17.0 µg/m³ Chiasso−6%
  • Rent: €15.33/m² Mendrisio vs €15.33/m² Chiassosame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €5,992 Mendrisio vs €5,992 Chiassosame level
Full comparisonMore about Mendrisio

Luzern as a Chiasso alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 146 km, better on 4 of 5 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 7,564 Chiasso+1040%
  • Unemployment: 1.7% Luzern vs 4.3% Chiasso−60%
  • Rent: €17.56/m² (2021) Luzern vs €15.33/m² (2024) Chiassono percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,445 Luzern vs €5,992 Chiasso+24%
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.8 µg/m³ Luzern vs 17.0 µg/m³ Chiasso−42%
  • Nearest airport: 5.0 km Luzern vs 21.0 km Chiasso−76%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 12,894 Luzern vs 11,137 Chiassono percentage
Full comparisonMore about Luzern

Cities near Chiasso

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

Alternative cities in Switzerland

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

All Switzerland cities
Ruswil7,541 residentsWollerau7,596 residentsHerzogenbuchsee7,502 residentsGrabs7,488 residentsBubikon7,661 residentsReiden7,674 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Chiasso 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; Chiasso'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 Chiasso?

The published population was 7,564 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Chiasso?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 17 µg/m³ (2021) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: cdn.who.int.

How safe is Chiasso?

Police recorded about 11,137 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Statistica criminale di polizia (SCP) 2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Chiasso?

The unemployment rate is 4.3 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO.

What is the typical salary around Chiasso?

The median gross salary is 5,992 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

Is Chiasso a good place to live?

Chiasso 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.

Which cities are near Chiasso?

San Fermo della Battaglia, Colverde, Cernobbio, Como, Mendrisio are near Chiasso. 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 Chiasso?

The official country of birth distribution records 7,677 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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