Living in Muri bei Bern

In Muri bei Bern, unemployment is 1.6% (2022).

Muri bei Bern had 13,712 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Switzerland. For Muri bei Bern, the foreign population was 2,616 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0229 sources

Population13,712people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source

Median gross salary (region)7,310EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch

Average net rent16.9EUR/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 rate1.6%country median 2.3% — 30% belowOfficial source · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO

Recorded crime5,389incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 53% belowOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik Kanton Bern 2025

PM2.5, annual mean8.94µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Muri bei Bern?

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 Muri bei Bern.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€71

Mobile plan, 10 GB€56

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	70.68 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Swisscom blue Internet S¹⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	56.03 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Salt Swiss 10GB¹⁴Official · 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)⁶Official · regional context

Is Muri bei Bern a good place to live?

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Remote worker65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 55–75%

Skilled employee70%strong on work, weak on education · range 60–80%

Student39%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 28–50%

Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–64%

Retirement52%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 40–64%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Muri bei Bern?

The unemployment rate is 1.6 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO²

Unemployment across cities in SwitzerlandUnemployment in Muri bei Bern is 1.6%. Of 176 cities with data, 52 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

0–11–22–33–44–55–66–78–99–1011–12

Muri bei Bern 1.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	7,310 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch²⁰Official
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 Muri bei Bern?

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

Left over each month€4,972of €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€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

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Muri bei Bern Salary needed to live in Muri bei Bern

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Muri bei Bern?

Police recorded about 5,389 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik Kanton Bern 2025¹³

Recorded crime across major citiesMuri bei Bern highlighted among comparable cities

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,389 incidents per 100,000country median 11,440	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik Kanton Bern 2025¹³Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Muri bei Bern. 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

Open the full Switzerland section

National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Muri bei Bern.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Muri bei Bern?

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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14°3°

19°8°

22°11°

25°13°

24°13°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

112

102

108

112

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

151

179

197

223

245

228

175

119

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

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.58.9WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Muri bei Bern is 8.9 µg/m³. Of 43 cities with data, 12 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

2–36–77–88–99–1010–1116–1717–18

Muri bei Bern 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	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading
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	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading
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	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁹Official · nearest-station reading
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	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
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	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹¹Official · nearest-station reading

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

How many people live in Muri bei Bern?

The published population was 13,712 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source¹⁹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport80.9%
Foreign residents19.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	519.9 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS¹⁷Official
City area	7.59 km²	2013	Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2013, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².⁴Official
Foreign non-permanent residents	111 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹²Official
Foreign residents	2,616 people	31 Dec 2024	Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.¹⁵Official
Non-permanent residents	111 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹²Official
Population density	1,807 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; area observed_at=2013).⁴Official
Population	13,712 people	31 Dec 2024	Switzerland official denominator source¹⁹Official
Swiss non-permanent residents	0 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹²Official
Swiss permanent residents	11,096 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹²Official

International community in Muri bei Bern

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 group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	84	100.0%
Abroad	83	98.8%
In Switzerland	1	1.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁶

Country of birth

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

Published group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	13,940	100.0%
In Switzerland	10,003	71.8%
Abroad	3,937	28.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁶

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Citizenship - total	84	100.0%
Ukraine	19	22.6%
No indication	16	19.0%
Germany	9	10.7%
Italy	3	3.6%
Poland	3	3.6%
Eritrea	3	3.6%
France	2	2.4%
Austria	2	2.4%
Spain	2	2.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Türkiye	2	2.4%
Somalia	2	2.4%
Paraguay	2	2.4%
Venezuela	2	2.4%
United States	2	2.4%
Albania	1	1.2%
Finland	1	1.2%
Greece	1	1.2%
United Kingdom	1	1.2%
Netherlands	1	1.2%
Romania	1	1.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	1.2%
North Macedonia	1	1.2%
Congo (Kinshasa)	1	1.2%
Sudan	1	1.2%
Mexico	1	1.2%
China	1	1.2%
India	1	1.2%
Iran	1	1.2%
Thailand	1	1.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁶

Alternatives for people set on Muri bei Bern

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.

Belp as a Muri bei Bern alternative in the same region

5 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 1.3% Belp vs 1.6% Muri bei Bern−19%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,438 Belp vs 5,389 Muri bei Bernno percentage
Residents: 11,718 Belp vs 13,712 Muri bei Bern−15%
Rent: €16.90/m² Belp vs €16.90/m² Muri bei Bernsame level
Median gross pay, region: €7,310 Belp vs €7,310 Muri bei Bernsame level
Annual PM2.5: 8.9 µg/m³ Belp vs 8.9 µg/m³ Muri bei Bernsame level

Full comparison More about Belp

Lausanne as a Muri bei Bern alternative in the same country

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

Residents: 144,873 Lausanne vs 13,712 Muri bei Bern+957%
Rent: €19.13/m² (2021) Lausanne vs €16.90/m² (2024) Muri bei Bernno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 16,168 Lausanne vs 5,389 Muri bei Bernno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €7,346 Lausanne vs €7,310 Muri bei Bernsame level

Full comparison More about Lausanne

Cities near Muri bei Bern

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

Bern Commuting Zone · 3.5 km away

Rent: 18.05 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Muri bei Bern, nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities

Rheinfelden13,820 residents Zollikon13,584 residents Brugg13,529 residents Gland13,987 residents Versoix13,996 residents Muri14,024 residents

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

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

Is Muri bei Bern part of Bern?

Muri bei Bern 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. Source⁵

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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 Muri bei Bern?

The published population was 13,712 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Muri bei Bern?

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 Muri bei Bern?

What is the unemployment rate in Muri bei Bern?

The unemployment rate is 1.6 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO.

What is the typical salary around Muri bei Bern?

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

Is Muri bei Bern a good place to live?

Muri bei Bern 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 Muri bei Bern part of Bern?

Muri bei Bern is in the published commuting zone of Bern; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Muri bei Bern?

Bern, Thun, Ostermundigen, Belp, Bolligen are near Muri bei Bern. 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 Muri bei Bern?

The official country of birth distribution records 84 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). Muri bei Bern, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 48d75266cd13507f9a7074db32247de2]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/muri-bei-bern/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_muri-bei-bern-switzerland-population-rent-salary-jobs_d646debcda83,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Muri bei Bern, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {48d75266cd13507f9a7074db32247de2},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/muri-bei-bern/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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