Switzerland Retirement
Project whether your retirement savings will last in Switzerland.
About Switzerland Retirement
Simulates retirement: savings grow at the assumed return while you withdraw the yearly spend. The 4% rule suggests starting with ~25× spending.
Formula
Simulate
Balance = balance × (1+r) − spend, each year
Worked example
With the default values below, Switzerland Retirement returns Balance After Period of CHF 415,948.42. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.
Inputs used
- Retirement savingsminimum 0
- 800,000
- Annual spend in retirementminimum 0
- 55,000
- Annual returnaccepts 0–12
- 6
- Years in retirementaccepts 1–50
- 25
Results
- Balance After Period
- CHF 415,948.42
- Verdict
- Savings last the period.
- 4% Rule Target
- CHF 1,375,000.00
- Return Used
- 6.0%
Step by step
- 1Values used
- 2Simulate
- 3Balance After Period= 415,948.42
- 4Verdict= Savings last the period.
- 54% Rule Target= 1,375,000.00
- 6Return Used= 6.0
Assumptions and limits
- The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
- In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax or fees or charges into account.
- Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
- Projection — returns are not guaranteed.
How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.
Projection — returns are not guaranteed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the 4% rule still safe?
For 30-year horizons it has historically held in most markets; adjust for sequence risk and taxes.
How accurate is this estimate?
Rates are approximate reference values. Local rates, exemptions and rules can differ, so treat the output as a planning figure only.
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Switzerland specifics
- Currency
- CHF CHFSwiss Franc
- Region
- Europe
- Country code
- CH
- Amounts look like
- CHF 1'234'567.89
- Dates look like
- 9 Mar 2026
- Units
- metricWeek starts Monday
In Switzerland, an apostrophe separates thousands.
Results on this page are expressed in CHF (Swiss Franc). Figures are estimates for general planning — confirm current rates and thresholds with the relevant Switzerland authority before relying on them.