How Much Is Laundry in Zurich? 15–22 CHF at Local Spots

Zurich barely has a laundromat market because nearly every apartment building in the city includes a shared Waschküche — a basement laundry room with a booking calendar, industrial washers and dryers, and typically no per-load fee beyond your monthly rent. Long-term residents almost never use commercial laundromats. The handful that do exist — Speed Queen near the Hauptbahnhof, Waschsalon Kreis 4, and a few coin-op spots in Kreis 5 — are almost entirely tourist-and-short-term-rental infrastructure, and they price accordingly. Expect CHF 15–22 for a 7kg wash-and-dry at these locations, and CHF 25–35 in the Old Town or near the Hauptbahnhof tourist perimeter.

Hotel and hostel laundry service in Zurich is priced at an outlier tier — CHF 30–50 per kilo for wash-and-fold is common at 3–4 star hotels, meaning a 4kg load can hit CHF 120–200. It's genuinely one of the largest tourist-pricing gaps in the city. Even the tourist-tier Waschsalon (CHF 25–35 per load) is 70–80% cheaper than hotel laundry for the same clothes.

One Zurich-specific tip if you're staying in an Airbnb: ask the host directly whether the building's Waschküche is included in your booking. Many hosts include it (it costs them nothing beyond the shared electricity), some charge a CHF 10–20 flat fee, and some exclude it entirely and expect you to use a commercial laundromat. This is worth confirming before booking — a five-night stay with excluded Waschküche access means CHF 15–22 in real laundry cost you didn't anticipate.