CH flag
Thun

Switzerland

vs
CH flag
Zürich

Switzerland

Climate

Thun logs 110 frost days a year to Zürich's 50 — Zürich wins by 60. Thun also leads on hot days by 6.

ThunZürich
Sunny days
185165
Hot days
17
Frost days
11050
Rainy days
147157
Snow days
2610
Outdoor dinner months
5/125/12
Avg wind
1.6 m/s1.5 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,1522,069
Darkest month sun
81 hrs/mo73 hrs/mo
UV peak month
6.66.2

Thun

Feels-like °C

-3
1
5
10
16
23
23
22
18
11
3
-2

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Zürich

Feels-like °C

-2
2
6
10
17
24
24
24
20
13
4
0

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Zürich averages $5,457/mo for balanced living; Thun has no cost baseline yet.

Thun

monthly · balanced

Zürich

$5,457

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $4,194Comfort $8,107
Top 100%in Among 217 Europe cities

Mobility

Zürich scores 4.4 on mobility (0–5 scale); Thun has no mobility baseline.

/5
vs
4.4/5
ThunZürich
WalkabilityTransitCyclingCar EfficiencyMotorbikeFlightsAirport

Culture

Zürich's culture score of 3.9 sits well above Thun's 0.0.

0.0/5
vs
3.9/5
ThunZürich
ArtsHistoryTheatreVenues
Zürich leads

Nature & Outdoors

Zürich scores 4.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Thun has no nature & outdoors baseline.

/5
vs
4.8/5
ThunZürich
MountainsForestGreen AreasLakesRunningHikingCampingBeachSkiingClimbing

Safety

Zürich scores 5.0 on safety (0–5 scale); Thun has no safety baseline.

/5
vs
5.0/5

Career

Zürich scores 4.3 on career (0–5 scale); Thun has no career baseline.

/5
vs
4.3/5
ThunZürich
JobsEconomyStartupsCoworking

Social & Community

Zürich scores 2.7 on social & community (0–5 scale); Thun has no social & community baseline.

/5
vs
2.7/5
ThunZürich
Everyday EnglishExpat-First CommunityMulticultural MixAdmin English Support

Food & Dining

Zürich scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Thun has no food & dining baseline.

/5
vs
3.6/5
ThunZürich
RestaurantsBrunchVeganDelivery

Family

Zürich scores 4.1 on family (0–5 scale); Thun has no family baseline.

/5
vs
4.1/5
ThunZürich
Intl SchoolsUniversitiesAmenitiesSportPlaygroundsGroceriesGymYogaSpaTennis

Healthcare

Zürich scores 3.8 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Thun has no healthcare baseline.

/5
vs
3.8/5
ThunZürich
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Thun averages 8.9 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Zürich's 9.0 µg/m³ (good) — Thun breathes ~1% cleaner air (0.1 µg/m³ lower).

Thun

Zürich

8.9µg/m³
9.0µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Good
Good

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Thun (71K) and Zürich (689K) are 9.7x in population — Zürich is the larger metro, Thun the smaller; on land area Zürich spans roughly 7.2x more ground.

8.4x

Zürich is roughly 8.4x the scale of Thun

Combined population & area comparison

CH flagZürich
8.4x
CH flagThun
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.CH flagZürich689K9.7x
2.CH flagThun71K1x
Area
1.CH flagZürich187 km²7.2x
2.CH flagThun26 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
4.9 km8.3 km

CH flagThun

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
21 km24 km

CH flagZürich

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Thun vs Zürich

Which is cheaper, Thun or Zürich?
Zürich has an estimated monthly cost of $5,457.
How does the climate compare between Thun and Zürich?
Sunny days: 185 vs 165 d — Thun higher Annual sunshine: 2,152 vs 2,069 hrs — Similar Winter sunshine: 81 vs 73 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 1 vs 7 d — Thun lower Frost days: 110 vs 50 d — Zürich lower Rainy days: 147 vs 157 d — Thun lower Snowy days: 26 vs 10 d — Zürich lower
Is Thun or Zürich safer?
Zürich has a safety score of 5.0/5.
Should I move to Thun or Zürich?
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