Geneva real estate market — prices, rental yield and trend

• Average price: $21,942 / m²
• Gross rental yield: 3.02%
• Net rental yield: 2.85%
• Transaction cost: 6.1%
• Price basis: local-market average

Residential property in Geneva averages $21,942 per square metre. That makes it the 3rd most expensive of the 236 markets in the set.

What a buyer pays in Geneva

The $21,942 figure is a local-market average across all residential property types: a flat in a prime district sits well above it, an older unit on the edge of the market well below. Buying costs — transfer tax or stamp duty, notary, registration and agency — come to about 6.1% of the price here. On a 100 m² apartment at the average price that is roughly $133,847 on top of the $2,194,217 purchase price. That is below the 10.3% median across the set, which shortens the time it takes for a purchase to break even. Against the Switzerland national average of $9,468, Geneva carries a 131.8% premium — the gap between this market and the country as a whole. Among the other Switzerland markets we track, Zurich at $27,473 is 20.1% dearer.

What it earns

A square metre lets for about $55.1 a month. Against a purchase price of $21,942 per square metre that is 3% gross, before tax. Both figures come from the same source and the same period, so you can check the arithmetic yourself. It ranks 247th of 269 markets by gross yield. Rental income is taxed at 0.3–16% — the rate is not a single number here. That is the difference between 2.5% and 3% net on the same property. The 2.9% net figure we publish uses 5.6%.

How the tax works. Progressive and unusually wide: federal, cantonal and municipal tax combined (reference: canton and city of Zurich, 20% lump-sum maintenance deduction) gives 0.3–4% if the owner has no other income, but the rate is set by worldwide income (DBG art. 7), so with other income the same rent can pay 12–16%. Geneva and Vaud are higher. Source: zh.ch Steuerbuch.

Who can buy in Geneva

Lex Koller: non-residents need a permit. That is the rule a foreign buyer meets first, not legal advice — check the current position locally before you commit.

How this figure is built

The price figure for Geneva is built from asking prices from listings. It was last refreshed on 2026-10-17. We rate our confidence in this market’s data low — treat the figures as indicative and check them before acting. We recompute every market the same way, which is what lets Geneva be compared with a country average or another city.

Sources: Numbeo · numbeo.com. Snapshot: 2026-10-17.