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Budget Calculator

Where does your money go?

The budget calculator sets your income against your expenses. It shows what is left over or missing at the end, and if you wish it makes a budget suggestion.

The budget calculator at a glance

  • Household: You choose your household type and enter gross income, annual or monthly.
  • Expenses: Taxes, housing, insurance and provision, health costs, mobility and communication, and consumption and leisure.
  • Budget suggestion: If you wish, the calculator suggests a budget, depending on household type and number of children.

The result shows total expenses, net household income and the surplus.

How the budget calculator works

1

Enter household and income

  • Choose your household type and enter your gross income, annual or monthly.

2

Enter expenses or have them suggested

  • Enter your expenses by category or have a budget suggestion created.

3

Read the result

  • The calculator shows your total expenses and the surplus of income or expenses. A surplus of income is your savings potential.

Example: budget suggestion for a single person

Assumptions: single, no children, gross income CHF 100'000 (net CHF 89'910) per year. The budget suggestion comes from the budget calculator above. It is a guide value and no substitute for your own figures.

Taxes, housing, provision

  • Taxes: CHF 11'304 (12.4%)
  • Housing: CHF 24'266 (26.5%)
  • Insurance and provision: CHF 4'232 (4.6%)

Health, mobility, leisure

  • Health costs: CHF 9'672 (10.6%)
  • Mobility and communication: CHF 11'682 (12.8%)
  • Consumption and leisure: CHF 30'363 (33.2%)

Result

  • Total expenses: CHF 91'519
  • Net household income: CHF 89'910
  • Expense surplus: CHF 1'609

Reading the result correctly

In the example, the suggested expenses exceed net income by CHF 1'609. A standard budget does not fit every situation: replace the guide values with your own figures.

A surplus of income shows how much is left after all expenses. To see how a savings amount grows over time, use the savings calculator. To learn how to build a budget step by step, read our guide to budget planning.

To estimate how much of your income goes to taxes, use the tax calculator.

Set your income against your expenses. In the calculator, you enter your income and assign your expenses to six categories: taxes, housing, insurance and provision, health costs, mobility and communication, and consumption and leisure. What is left over is your savings potential.

All regular income and expenses, including those that arise only once a year, for example taxes or insurance premiums. Convert them to a yearly or monthly amount.

Based on household type and number of children, the calculator suggests guide values for each expense category. Check the values and adjust them to your situation.

The surplus of income in the result shows how much is left after all expenses. To see how a savings amount grows, use the savings calculator.

We look at your budget, pension provision and goals together and show possible paths. The first conversation is always free of charge and without obligation.

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As of 05.10.2026. The budget calculator provides guide values and does not replace advice. The figures in the example come from the calculator.