ch.swisslivingindex/swiss-living-index

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Official Swiss living-cost & relocation data for all 26 cantons — taxes, rent, premiums, jobs.

Access Swiss cost of living and relocation data for all 26 cantons including taxes, rent, and jobs.

Captured live from the server via tools/list.

list_metrics

List available metrics for the 26 Swiss cantons (key, label, unit, source, what higher/lower means).

No parameters.

get_canton

Get all metric values for one canton. canton = 2-letter abbreviation (e.g. ZH, GE, TI).

Parameters (1)

cantonstringrequired

rank_by_metric

Rank all cantons by a metric. metric = a key from list_metrics; order = "high" or "low" (default high).

Parameters (2)

metricstringrequired
orderstring

compare_cantons

Compare 2–4 cantons across all metrics. cantons = array of abbreviations.

Parameters (1)

cantonsarrayrequired

commune_tax

Live income+wealth tax for a specific commune & household (official ESTV, year 2026). commune = name or postcode; income in CHF; married bool; children count; wealth in CHF.

Parameters (5)

communestringrequired
incomenumberrequired
marriedboolean
childrennumber
wealthnumber

search_commune

Find Swiss communes by name or postcode (official ESTV location register). Returns commune name, canton and postcode — use before commune_tax or estimate_net_move when the spelling is uncertain.

Parameters (1)

querystringrequired

estimate_net_move

Estimate the net yearly CHF impact of moving between two Swiss communes for a household: live commune-level tax (official ESTV 2026) plus canton-average rent and health-premium differences. Positive savings = the move saves money. The flagship relocation calculation as a tool.

Parameters (6)

from_communestringrequired
current commune name or postcode
to_communestringrequired
candidate commune name or postcode
incomenumberrequired
gross household income, CHF/year
marriedboolean
childrennumber
wealthnumber
taxable wealth, CHF

get_trend

Historical year-series for a metric in one canton (e.g. sunshine back to 1884, migration to 1981, rent to 2010). metric = key from list_metrics with history: rent_mean, net_migration_per_1000, foreigner_pct, sunshine_hours, balance_per_capita, beds_per_1000, jobs. Optional from_year.

Parameters (3)

cantonstringrequired
metricstringrequired
from_yearnumber

upcoming_votes

The next Swiss federal vote dates and (once announced) the subjects on the ballot, in DE/FR/IT/EN (official Federal Chancellery / VoteInfo data).

No parameters.

book_consultation

Request a personal consultation with Mirabello Consultancy (Swiss relocation & investment-migration specialists) for questions beyond the data — international moves, residency, lump-sum taxation, wealth planning. Requires explicit consent to share contact details.

Parameters (6)

namestringrequired
emailstringrequired
phonestring
topicstring
messagestring
consentbooleanrequired
must be true: the person explicitly consents to their contact details being shared with Mirabello Consultancy

Install

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "swiss-living-index": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://swisslivingindex.ch/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Desktop config is stdio-only; this bridges via mcp-remote. Native remote: Settings > Connectors.