Living in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden: electricity and health insurance 2027AR

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H4 29.16 cents/kWh · 7.6%

H4

AR29.16 cents/kWh
Switzerland27.12 cents/kWh
Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

The rank is the cheapest provider. Electricity ranking · Border neighbours (38)

Health insurance 2027

  • Adults574.62 CHF/month
  • Young adults425.45 CHF/month
  • Children138.17 CHF/month
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Health insurance premiums, opendata.swiss, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium regions under the FDHA Ordinance on Premium Regions, as of 13.10.2026

Electricity 2027

  • H429.16 cents/kWh
  • H420
  • Switzerland27.12 cents/kWh
Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Questions

What does electricity cost in Appenzell Ausserrhoden?

The average of 20 municipalities with an H4 tariff is 29.16 cents/kWh. The Swiss average is 27.12 cents/kWh.

What does health insurance cost in Appenzell Ausserrhoden?

The canton has 1 premium region. Adults, standard model: 574.62 CHF/month.

Municipality profiles

Context

For Appenzell Ausserrhoden, the comparisons look like this.

Schönengrund is the cheapest in the canton, profile H4: 27.82 cents/kWh, rank 1 of 20. The other extreme is 31.43 cents/kWh.

Herisau includes no lake area inside the municipal territory.

In Bezirk Hinterland, Schönengrund ranks 1 of 7, profile H4, 27.82 cents/kWh.