Chicken Prices in Switzerland: What a Kilo Costs by Cut and by Label
29 chicken deals at 4 chains for the canton of Zurich. Lowest price per kilo: CHF 5.92/kg. Updated 22 Oct 2026.
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Aligrountil Sat 24 OctCHF 5.92 per kilo
CHF 14.80
Aligrountil Sat 24 OctCHF 6.56 per kilo
CHF 5.90
Aligrountil Sat 24 OctCHF 8.45 per kilo
CHF 16.90
Promotions only, not regular shelf prices. Price per kilo: deal price divided by the weight in kilos, checked against the chain’s own figure where there is one. Source: deals published by the chains.
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Naturafarm seasoned chicken wings approx. 600g
CoopCHF 12.00 per kilo
CHF 7.20was
12.25until Wed 28 Oct
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Fresh yellow free-range chicken thighs
Aligro1 kgCHF 14.90 per kilo
CHF 14.90was
18.50until Sat 24 Oct
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- 3+ items −30%
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- No verifiable price per kilo
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Bell Seasoned chicken breast skewers 200g
CoopCHF6.62was
9.45Price per kilo not verifiable
until Wed 28 Oct
- −30%
- −30%
Spiced chicken wings
MigrosOptigal · al kgCHF8.40was
12.00Price per kilo not verifiable
until Wed 28 Oct
Guide
At 15.89 kilos per head, poultry is the second most eaten meat in Switzerland (Agricultural Report 2025, 2024 figures). The price per kilo depends less on the shop than on the cut and the label: in the Blick analysis of 17 meat items of 12 September 2025, chicken breast with an organic label cost more than three times as much as the same quantity from the budget line. Because cuts are ticketed in different units, the price per kilo is the only comparable number.
A kilo of chicken in Switzerland does not have one price, it has a range, and that range comes from two things: the cut and the label. On 12 September 2025 at Coop and Migros, budget-line chicken breast was CHF 1.50 per 100 grams and the same quantity with an organic label CHF 5.60, which is CHF 15.00 against CHF 56.00 per kilo (Blick analysis of 17 common meat items). At the other end of the scale sits the thigh: on 2 September 2024 Aldi Suisse cut a kilo of plain chicken thighs permanently by 35 percent, to CHF 5.49 (Blick, 1 September 2024). This guide explains where the range comes from.
Last updated: September 2026. Sources: Agricultural Report 2025 (2024 figures) and Proviande (2022 figures); Blick analysis of 17 meat items across five chains, 12 September 2025; Blick of 1 September 2024 and Aldi Suisse of 11 November 2025; the label compass of Swiss Animal Protection STS; the meat market report of the Federal Office for Agriculture; kmu.admin.ch. Current-week prices are not in the guide text but live in the deals list on this page.
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What does a kilo of chicken cost in Switzerland?
Depending on the cut and the label, anywhere from a few francs to well over fifty francs per kilo. The two documented figures come from two independent events. First, the Blick analysis of 12 September 2025, which compared 17 common meat types at Aldi Suisse, Coop, Denner, Lidl Schweiz and Migros with prices collected on a Thursday: budget-line breast cost CHF 1.50 per 100 grams at Coop and Migros, the same quantity organic CHF 5.60. Second, the permanent Aldi Suisse price cut that took effect on Monday 2 September 2024, which reduced unprocessed fresh meat by up to 36 percent: a kilo of plain chicken thighs fell by 35 percent, to CHF 5.49 (Blick, 1 September 2024).
Those two data points show the real structure of the market. The gap between two chains on the same day is usually small: in the Blick survey of 12 September 2025, the top three of the five chains sat within 40 centimes on the whole meat basket. The gap between two cuts and between two labels is large, and it sits in the same shop, often side by side.
Here is what the app shows: every current chicken offer from the seven chains side by side, with the price per kilo next to the pack price, free and without an account.
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Chicken prices by cut: breast, thigh, whole bird
| Cut and tier | How it is ticketed | Documented anchor price | Source and date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken thighs, plain | per kilo | CHF 5.49 per kilo at Aldi Suisse, minus 35 percent | Blick, 1 September 2024, permanent from 2 September 2024 |
| Chicken breast, budget line | per 100 grams | CHF 1.50 per 100 grams at Coop and Migros, which is CHF 15.00 per kilo | Blick analysis, 12 September 2025 |
| Chicken breast, organic | per 100 grams | CHF 5.60 per 100 grams at Coop and Migros, which is CHF 56.00 per kilo | Blick analysis, 12 September 2025 |
| Organic chicken breast at Aldi Suisse | quantity not stated | cut by 26 percent, within a round of up to 30 percent | Aldi Suisse media release, 11 November 2025 |
| Whole chicken, strips, minced chicken | per kilo or per piece | no price verified | Product pages closed to automated requests |
The fourth row is deliberately thin: the Aldi Suisse release of 11 November 2025 gives a price for organic chicken breast but not the reference quantity, so only the percentage appears. For whole chicken and strips we have no verifiable price per kilo: the chains' shops refuse automated requests. You see those prices live in Rappn instead.
Swiss chicken, imports, organic and IP-Suisse: what the label does to the price per kilo
| Tier in the STS label compass | What sits behind it | Documented price |
|---|---|---|
| Demeter, KAGfreiland | the top tiers in the STS ranking | no price verified |
| Bio Suisse Knospe (Bud) | the Swiss organic standard | CHF 5.60 per 100 grams at Coop and Migros, 12 September 2025 (Blick) |
| Coop Naturafarm | Coop's own animal welfare programme | no price verified |
| IP-Suisse | Swiss producer label | no price verified |
| BTS and RAUS | animal-friendly housing and regular outdoor access | no price verified |
| Swiss legislation | the Swiss legal minimum, the standard shelf | CHF 1.50 per 100 grams at Coop and Migros, 12 September 2025 (Blick) |
| EU legislation | imports under European Union law | no price verified |
| No audited standards | the lowest tier | no price verified |
One caveat: the STS label compass, a service of Swiss Animal Protection STS, ranks animal welfare, not prices. All we take from it is the ordering of the poultry labels, and next to it we put the two documented prices. The Blick analysis notes that organic meat sits 50 to 100 percent above the budget line and sometimes costs more than double; for chicken the two lines were more than a factor of three apart. For how strict the Bud, Demeter and EU organic are, see our guide to organic labels in Switzerland.
Private label or brand: where the difference actually sits
For chicken in Switzerland, private label versus brand is mostly the question of which programme tier you are buying. The big chains sell poultry under their own lines, from the budget line to organic, and the gap between those lines is bigger than the gap between two chains on the same day: in the Blick survey of 12 September 2025, on individual items four of the five chains charged exactly the same price. What decides is which line goes into the basket, and whether this week is a promotion week for that cut. Prices in Switzerland change every Thursday, which is why this guide shows them live.
When is chicken on promotion?
On Thursday, and at the discounters on Monday as well. Coop moved its promotion start from Tuesday to Thursday in the week of 21 January 2025 (Coop release via foodaktuell.ch), and Migros and Denner followed on 5 February 2026. Aldi Suisse and Lidl Schweiz run two rounds a week, Monday and Thursday (aldi-suisse.ch, lidl.ch). For poultry, Thursday morning is when the whole field moves at once.
- Promotion share: according to the meat market report of the Federal Office for Agriculture, more than half of fresh meat volume was sold as promotional goods in the July 2020 to June 2021 period, accounting for 47 percent of revenue; poultry exceeded 50 percent (via foodaktuell.ch and BauernZeitung).
- Discount depth: a sample of the Denner weekly promotions from late June 2026 showed meat discounts between 21 and 37 percent (denner.ch).
- Permanent cuts: two are documented and are not weekly promotions, the Aldi Suisse round of 2 September 2024 of up to 36 percent, and the round of 11 November 2025 of up to 30 percent, in which organic chicken breast fell by 26 percent.
- Weekend mechanic: the weekend offers at Migros and Denner run Thursday to Sunday, plus Coop’s Weekend Hits, and fresh meat is a regular there (corporate.migros.ch, denner.ch).
The calendar alone does little if you confuse the percentage with the price. Minus 30 percent on an expensive organic breast can still cost more than the regular-price breast of another line. The full picture across all meat types is in our guide to meat deals in Switzerland.
Why the price per kilo matters and the pack price does not
Chicken is the category where the shelf ticket misleads most, because the same animal sits in the chiller in different units: breast per 100 grams, thigh per kilo, whole bird per piece, strips in trays. This is why the federal rules require, for measurable goods whose price is calculated according to the quantity sold, that the base price per kilogram or litre is shown (kmu.admin.ch, on price labelling). The price per kilo is already on the shelf label, printed smaller than the promotional price.
Then there is the crossed-out price. Since 1 January 2025, a comparison price may only appear next to the price actually payable if the item was offered at that price for at least 30 days beforehand (Art. 16 para. 1 PBV, via kmu.admin.ch). A "was" price is therefore not invented, but it says nothing about this week's prices elsewhere. For how to read a shelf label, see our guide to Swiss price tags and the unit price.
Where is chicken cheapest this week? It depends
It depends on the cut, the label and your canton. One chain can lead on thighs and trail on organic breast in the same week, and ranges differ by region. That is why a table of weekly prices in the text would be wrong by the following Thursday. What the text carries instead is the structure, stable for months; this week's prices are in the deals list on this page.
Rappn shows you all current chicken offers from the seven chains Migros, Coop, Aldi Suisse, Lidl Schweiz, Denner, Aligro and Otto's, in four languages, across all 26 cantons, with no account and free of charge. The comparison puts the price per kilo next to the pack price, and you can set a price alert on your cut. For meat in general, see our guide to the cheapest meat in Switzerland.
Next step: open the current offers, search for chicken and filter to your canton. Then compare not the percentages but the prices per kilo of the cuts you actually cook. Rappn is free and is not paid by any chain.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does a kilo of chicken breast cost in Switzerland?
It depends almost entirely on the line. In the Blick analysis of 17 common meat items on 12 September 2025, budget-line chicken breast cost CHF 1.50 per 100 grams at Coop and Migros, which is CHF 15.00 per kilo, while the same quantity with an organic label cost CHF 5.60, which is CHF 56.00 per kilo. The animal welfare and origin lines sit between those two. What applies this week you see live in the deals list on this page and in Rappn.
Why is breast so much more expensive than thigh?
Because breast is the smallest and most sought-after muscle on the bird, while thighs and drumsticks come in larger quantity. The gap is substantial: on 2 September 2024 Aldi Suisse cut a kilo of plain chicken thighs permanently by 35 percent, to CHF 5.49 (Blick, 1 September 2024). If you want cheaper chicken, changing the cut moves the bill more than changing the shop.
How much more does organic chicken cost in Switzerland?
In the one comparison we can document, more than three times as much: CHF 5.60 instead of CHF 1.50 per 100 grams for chicken breast at Coop and Migros on 12 September 2025 (Blick analysis). The same analysis notes generally that organic meat sits 50 to 100 percent above the budget line and in some cases costs more than double. For chicken, the distance is therefore above average.
When is chicken on promotion in Switzerland?
On Thursday, and at the discounters on Monday as well. Coop moved its promotion start to Thursday in the week of 21 January 2025 (Coop release via foodaktuell.ch), Migros and Denner followed on 5 February 2026, and both Aldi Suisse and Lidl Schweiz run two rounds a week (aldi-suisse.ch, lidl.ch). According to the meat market report of the Federal Office for Agriculture, more than half of fresh meat volume was sold on promotion between July 2020 and June 2021, with poultry slightly above 50 percent.
Is chicken sold in Switzerland domestic or imported?
Both. Of the 15 kilos of poultry meat consumed per head in 2022, 66.3 percent came from domestic production according to Proviande, so roughly a third did not (media release of 23 March 2023). In 2024 the per-capita supply of poultry was 15.89 kilos (Agricultural Report 2025). We could not verify a more recent poultry-specific domestic share ourselves, so the 2022 figure is the one shown here.
What should I look at on a chicken price tag?
The base price, not the pack price. Breast is usually ticketed per 100 grams, thighs per kilo and whole birds per piece, so the large numbers are not comparable. For measurable goods whose retail price depends on the quantity sold, the base price per kilogram must be shown (kmu.admin.ch). And since 1 January 2025 a crossed-out comparison price is only allowed if the item was offered at that price for at least 30 days beforehand (Art. 16 para. 1 PBV).