Definitions and explanations

Use caution when making comparisons between 2024 and 2023, as there may be structural differences between new construction projects each year.

These statistics describe the situation of rental dwellings in 2025. The survey for 2025 does not include tenant-owned apartments. As of 2008, these statistics do not include categorical dwellings (housing for students, the elderly and disabled persons).

Rents are stated including costs for water, heating but excluding the cost for household electricity and rent for fee-based parking spaces.

In 2023, a standard surcharge is also made for households that have reported having individual water metering that is not included in the rent. Those who do not pay for hot and cold water in the rent receive a standard surcharge in the statistical reporting. This surcharge corresponds to an average consumption for the dwelling size times the average water price for hot and cold water for the municipality where the dwelling is located. This change means a break in the time series, which hinders comparisons back in time. Hence no direct comparisons are made with the statistics for previous year.