Living in Münchenbuchsee
In Münchenbuchsee, unemployment is 1.6% (2022).
The resident counts list 8,403 Swiss permanent residents and 57 non-permanent residents at the end of 2024. The population of Münchenbuchsee, in Switzerland, was 10,696 at the end of 2024.
Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Münchenbuchsee?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 70.68 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Swisscom blue Internet S15Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 56.03 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Salt Swiss 10GB11Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 16.9 EUR/m²/month | 31 Dec 2024 | 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)7Official · regional context |
Is Münchenbuchsee 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Münchenbuchsee?
The unemployment rate is 1.6 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO2
Münchenbuchsee 1.6%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 7,310 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch22Official |
| Unemployment rate | 1.6 %country median 2.3% | 31 Dec 2022 | Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO2Official |
What does a salary buy in Münchenbuchsee?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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€16.90/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 | − €1,014 |
| 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 | €4,972 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Münchenbuchsee. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
arbeit.swiss — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Münchenbuchsee. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Münchenbuchsee?
Police recorded about 5,619 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) 20255
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 5,619 incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 | 31 Dec 2025 | Gemeinden — Auszug aus der polizeilichen Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 20255Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Münchenbuchsee. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Cantonal integration programmes — Newcomer Adaptation
SEM and cantons
For migrants, refugees.
fide language promotion system — State Language Course
State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)
For adult migrants.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Münchenbuchsee?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- PM2.5 — annual mean: 8.94 µg/m³ · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)1
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Münchenbuchsee 8.9
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 8.94 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)1Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 3.4 · Feb 5.2 · Mar 10.3 · Apr 14.5 · May 18.6 · Jun 22.5 · Jul 24.6 · Aug 24.2 · Sep 19.4 · Oct 14 · Nov 7.7 · Dec 3.8 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -2.9 · Feb -2.8 · Mar 0.3 · Apr 3.4 · May 7.6 · Jun 11.3 · Jul 13 · Aug 12.9 · Sep 9.2 · Oct 5.5 · Nov 1 · Dec -2.1 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 0.2 · Feb 1.1 · Mar 5.2 · Apr 9 · May 13.2 · Jun 16.9 · Jul 18.8 · Aug 18.4 · Sep 14.1 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 4.2 · Dec 0.9 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 60.3 · Feb 55.5 · Mar 64.9 · Apr 78 · May 112.4 · Jun 101.5 · Jul 108 · Aug 112.3 · Sep 87 · Oct 86.5 · Nov 76.9 · Dec 78.5 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 66.1 · Feb 94.4 · Mar 151.3 · Apr 179.3 · May 197.1 · Jun 222.5 · Jul 245.2 · Aug 227.8 · Sep 175.2 · Oct 119.1 · Nov 66 · Dec 53.1 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official |
Similar climate. In Switzerland: Winterthur ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Traunreut (Germany) ±0.3 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.3 °C, Trostberg (Germany) ±0.3 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±0.6 °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 11.7 km² in 2014.
How many people live in Münchenbuchsee?
The published population was 10,696 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source16
By nationality
National passport78.6%Foreign residents21.4%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 408 cars/1000 residents | 31 Dec 2024 | Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS14Official |
| City area | 11.66 km² | 2014 | Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2013-14, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².4Official |
| Foreign non-permanent residents | 57 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 202410Official |
| Foreign residents | 2,293 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.12Official |
| Non-permanent residents | 57 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 202410Official |
| Population density | 917.3 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Reproducible density from BFS STATPOP permanent population at 31.12.2024 divided by the exact official BFS municipality area denominator (2013-2018; FJ=2013-14; area observed_at=2014).4Official |
| Population | 10,696 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Switzerland official denominator source16Official |
| Swiss non-permanent residents | 0 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 202410Official |
| Swiss permanent residents | 8,403 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 202410Official |
International community in Münchenbuchsee
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Place of birth - total | 10,751 | 100.0% |
| In Switzerland | 7,998 | 74.4% |
| Abroad | 2,753 | 25.6% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13
Country of birth
Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Place of birth - total | 92 | 100.0% |
| Abroad | 90 | 97.8% |
| In Switzerland | 2 | 2.2% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13
Citizenship
Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citizenship - total | 10,751 | 100.0% |
| Switzerland | 8,383 | 78.0% |
| Italy | 262 | 2.4% |
| Germany | 245 | 2.3% |
| North Macedonia | 192 | 1.8% |
| Kosovo | 170 | 1.6% |
| Türkiye | 160 | 1.5% |
| Eritrea | 137 | 1.3% |
| Syria | 110 | 1.0% |
| Spain | 101 | 0.9% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 98 | 0.9% |
| Sri Lanka | 87 | 0.8% |
| Afghanistan | 79 | 0.7% |
| Croatia | 76 | 0.7% |
| Ukraine | 63 | 0.6% |
| Portugal | 49 | 0.5% |
| Serbia | 49 | 0.5% |
| Iraq | 33 | 0.3% |
| Romania | 30 | 0.3% |
| Austria | 26 | 0.2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26 | 0.2% |
| Poland | 22 | 0.2% |
| Hungary | 22 | 0.2% |
| Slovakia | 18 | 0.2% |
| France | 16 | 0.1% |
| Thailand | 15 | 0.1% |
| Netherlands | 13 | 0.1% |
| Angola | 13 | 0.1% |
| Brazil | 13 | 0.1% |
| Pakistan | 13 | 0.1% |
| China | 12 | 0.1% |
| India | 11 | 0.1% |
| Greece | 10 | 0.1% |
| Stateless | 9 | 0.1% |
| Iran | 9 | 0.1% |
| Egypt | 8 | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 8 | 0.1% |
| Russia | 7 | 0.1% |
| Ethiopia | 7 | 0.1% |
| United States | 7 | 0.1% |
| Czechia | 6 | 0.1% |
| Ghana | 6 | 0.1% |
| Kenya | 6 | 0.1% |
| Nigeria | 6 | 0.1% |
| Honduras | 6 | 0.1% |
| Vietnam | 6 | 0.1% |
| No indication | 5 | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 0.0% |
| Sweden | 5 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 5 | 0.0% |
| Lithuania | 5 | 0.0% |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | 5 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 5 | 0.0% |
| Finland | 4 | 0.0% |
| Latvia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Morocco | 4 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Albania | 3 | 0.0% |
| Norway | 3 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 3 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 2 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 2 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 2 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) | 2 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 2 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 2 | 0.0% |
| Denmark | 1 | 0.0% |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 1 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 1 | 0.0% |
| South Sudan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 1 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 1 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0.0% |
| South Korea | 1 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13
Alternatives for people set on Münchenbuchsee
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.
Bolligen as a Münchenbuchsee alternative in the same region
6 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,404 Bolligen vs 5,619 Münchenbuchsee−39%
- Nearest airport: 7.0 km Bolligen vs 13.0 km Münchenbuchsee−46%
- Residents: 6,374 Bolligen vs 10,696 Münchenbuchsee−40%
- Rent: €16.90/m² Bolligen vs €16.90/m² Münchenbuchseesame level
- Median gross pay, region: €7,310 Bolligen vs €7,310 Münchenbuchseesame level
- Annual PM2.5: 8.9 µg/m³ Bolligen vs 8.9 µg/m³ Münchenbuchseesame level
Luzern as a Münchenbuchsee alternative in the same country
65 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 86,234 Luzern vs 10,696 Münchenbuchsee+706%
- Rent: €17.56/m² (2021) Luzern vs €16.90/m² (2024) Münchenbuchseeno percentage
- Nearest airport: 5.0 km Luzern vs 13.0 km Münchenbuchsee−62%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 12,894 Luzern vs 5,619 Münchenbuchseeno percentage
- Unemployment: 1.7% Luzern vs 1.6% Münchenbuchsee+6%
- Median gross pay, region: €7,445 Luzern vs €7,310 Münchenbuchseesame level
Cities near Münchenbuchsee
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 18.05 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Alternative cities in Switzerland
Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Münchenbuchsee, nearest in population first.
How does Münchenbuchsee compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Münchenbuchsee 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.
Open the official coverage guideSchool 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; Münchenbuchsee's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Münchenbuchsee part of Bern?
Münchenbuchsee is in the published commuting zone of Bern; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Bern city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source6
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Münchenbuchsee?
The published population was 10,696 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.
Is the air quality good in Münchenbuchsee?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged).
How safe is Münchenbuchsee?
Police recorded about 5,619 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 Münchenbuchsee?
The unemployment rate is 1.6 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO.
What is the typical salary around Münchenbuchsee?
The median gross salary is 7,310 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.
Is Münchenbuchsee a good place to live?
Münchenbuchsee 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 Münchenbuchsee part of Bern?
Münchenbuchsee is in the published commuting zone of Bern; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Münchenbuchsee?
Bern, Zollikofen, Urtenen-Schönbühl, Ittigen, Jegenstorf are near Münchenbuchsee. 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 Münchenbuchsee?
The official country of birth distribution records 10,751 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). Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c351ed66cd8bcd9b099b00f38ffd334e]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/munchenbuchsee/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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