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Triplandio Zurich guide covers 8 travel guides across 23 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 32 self-guided walking tours in Zurich with 202 POI, spanning 86 km in total. Get inspired by 13 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Zurich
City & Country Data Switzerland (Zurich)
Key travel data for Zurich — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Switzerland
Cost
LOW
Safety
100
Health
100
Lifestyle
66
Infra
100
Rank
#3
Score
70
Tourists
11.8M/y
GDP/cap
$114.8k
Life Exp
84.4 yrs
Population
9.1M
Currency
CHF Fr
Language
German
Payments
Cards OK
Emergency
112
💰 Prices in Zurich
Coffee
$5.78
Beer
$8.00
Lunch
$28.00
Groceries
$44.19/w
Taxi/km
$3.80
Transit
$4.60
Fuel
$1.87/l
Internet
$47.07/m
Salary
$5,000/m
Best time to visit Zurich (Switzerland)
Now (July) avg: 20°C, wetter month, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Feb & Jun.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
25°C / 15°C
Sunrise / Sunset
5:42 / 21:20
Local time
9:02
Best Months 
Feb & Jun
Feb & Jun
J
Jan
F
Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of Zurich —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
A Swiss breakfast dish of oats, fruit, and nuts. A refreshing mix of oats, fruit, nuts, and yogurt. Crispy fried potato dish, often served as a side or breakfast. Creamy saffron risotto served with tender Zurich-style sliced meat. Swiss macaroni with potatoes, cheese, cream, and crispy onions. A rich, moist cake made with high-quality Swiss chocolate. A light and airy dessert made with premium Swiss chocolate. Savory tart with a creamy filling, a Swiss favorite. Melted cheese served in a communal pot for dipping bread cubes. A crispy and golden Swiss potato pancake. A traditional Swiss honey biscuit known for its hard texture. A Swiss braided bread traditionally eaten on Sundays. A layered cake with sponge, meringue, buttercream, and Kirsch. A creamy veal stew with mushrooms commonly served with Rösti. A hearty one-pot stew with vegetables and beef.
Traditional Local Food
Zurich (Switzerland)
Breakfast
Vegetarian
Bircher Muesli
BUR-cher MYOO-slee
Breakfast
Vegetarian
Birchermüesli
BIR-ker-MEE-sli
Side dish
Vegetarian
Rösti
RUR-stee
Main course
Meat
Saffron Risotto with Zurich-style Meat
Safran Risotto mit Zürcher Art Fleisch
SAHF-rah RIZ-oh-toh MIT TZERK-hur AHT FLISH
Main course
Vegetarian
Swiss Alpine Macaroni
Älplermagronen
EL-plur-ma-GROH-nen
Dessert
Vegetarian
Swiss Chocolate Cake
Schokolade Kuchen
SHOH-koh-lah-deh KOO-khen
Dessert
Vegetarian
Swiss Chocolate Mousse
Schokolademousse
SHoh-ko-lah-deh-moo-se
🥦
Main course
Vegetarian
Swiss Cream Tart
Rahmtarte
RAHM-tart
Main course
Vegetarian
Swiss Fondue
Fondue
fon-DOO
Snack
Vegetarian
Swiss Potato Rösti
Rösti
RUH-stee
Dessert
Vegetarian
Tirggel
TEER-gel
Bread
Vegetarian
Zopf Bread
Zopf
TSOH-pff
Dessert
Vegetarian
Zug Cherry Cake
Zuger Kirschtorte
TSOO-ger KEER-sh-tor-tuh
Main course
Meat
Zurich-Style Sliced Veal
Zürcher Geschnetzeltes
TSEWR-kher geh-SHNET-sehl-tehs
🥩
Main course
Meat
Zürich Eintopf
ZEWR-eech EIN-topf
