Sanitas or Mutuel in Region 1 of canton Zurich?
In Region 1, Sanitas is CHF 249.60 a year cheaper than Mutuel for an adult on the same profile. Here is the detail — and what a third insurer would do.
The verdict, in this region
Sanitas comes down to CHF 532.70 a month, Mutuel to CHF 553.50. The gap is CHF 249.60 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.
What the question hides
Neither is the cheapest here: that is Atupri, at CHF 517.70 a month. Moving there rather than to Sanitas is worth CHF 180.00 more a year. Atupri
Where they stand in the region
Sanitas ranks 6 and Mutuel ranks 11, out of 27 active insurers in this region.
Deductible by deductible
With free choice of doctor, the one model every insurer offers — and therefore the only one where a row-by-row comparison compares the same thing.
| Deductible | Sanitas | Mutuel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 619.40 | CHF 639.80 | − 20.40 |
| 500 | CHF 607.80 | CHF 628.30 | − 20.50 |
| 1'000 | CHF 578.60 | CHF 599.30 | − 20.70 |
| 1'500 | CHF 549.40 | CHF 569.80 | − 20.40 |
| 2'000 | CHF 520.30 | CHF 540.80 | − 20.50 |
| 2'500 | CHF 491.10 | CHF 511.80 | − 20.70 |
Model by model
Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.
| Model | Sanitas | Mutuel |
|---|---|---|
| Other model | CHF 532.70 | CHF 553.50 |
| Family doctor | CHF 538.90 | CHF 582.30 |
| HMO practice | CHF 563.70 | CHF 563.10 |
| Free choice of doctor | CHF 619.40 | CHF 639.80 |
How they moved in this region
Against 2025, Sanitas moves by + 3.2 % and Mutuel by + 3.6 % in this region.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.