Common information
- Country
- Switzerland
- Population
- 164 488
Cost of living and prices in Basel
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre1,424USD/month
- in city centre1,932USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre2,713USD/month
- in city centre3,611USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 30 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 146 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 18 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 10 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 8 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 7 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 5 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 4 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 8 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 29 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 36 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 7 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 2 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 15 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 11 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 5 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 105 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 8 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 5 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 86 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 39,957 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 44,668 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 84 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 38 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 22 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 128 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 79 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 166 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 200 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 274 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 54 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 1,932 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 1,424 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 3,611 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 2,713 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 18,202 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 15,735 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 8,256 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 2.66 |
Ratings
Main factors in Basel
- Leisure quality
- 6.2
- Quality of life
- 9.6
- Travelers rating
- 7.8
- Travelers rating
- 9.9
- English speaking
- 6.7
- Nightlife
- 5.2
- Coworking spaces
- 10
- Traffic
- 6.7
- Free WIFI
- 6.4
- Avg. internet speed, Mb/s
- 23
Safety in Basel
Availability of prices in Basel
Comfort in Basel
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Basel
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 33 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 34 | 36 | 39 | 36 | 39 |
| Average high, °C | 19 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 14 |
| Average temperature, °C | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 9 |
| Average low, °C | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
| Record low, °C | -1 | -5 | -13 | -18 | -21 | -21 | -12 | -5 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -21 |
| Rain, days | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 81 |
| Fog, days | 9 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 81 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 100 | 90 | 820 |
| Relative humidity, % | 70 | 77 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 68 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 71 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Monthly sunshine, часов | 153 | 86 | 40 | 26 | 29 | 62 | 106 | 135 | 167 | 186 | 222 | 189 | 1401 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 63 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 208 | 284 | 258 | 1030 |
| Atmosphere pressure, bar | 973 | 973 | 972 | 972 | 972 | 970 | 970 | 968 | 970 | 971 | 972 | 972 | 11655 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 11 |