Living in Adelboden: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 31.82 cents/kWh, 17.4% more expensive than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Adelboden

31.82 cents/kWh

Canton of Bern

26.68 cents/kWh

Switzerland

27.12 cents/kWh

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Electricity 2027

Standard product

Licht- und Wasserwerk Adelboden AG

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026
2-room flat2-rmH1 · 1,600 kWh/yearcents/kWh	4-room flat4-rmH2 · 2,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh	4-room flat with electric water heater4-rmH3 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh	5-room flat5-rmH4 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh	5-room detached house5-rmH5 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh	5-room detached house with electric heating5-rmH6 · 25,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh	5-room detached house with heat pump5-rmH7 · 13,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh	large owner-occupied flatflatH8 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh
41.02 cents/kWh▼ 1.0%	35.88 cents/kWh▼ 1.9%	31.75 cents/kWh▼ 2.8%	31.82 cents/kWh▼ 2.8%	29.72 cents/kWh▼ 3.3%	27.63 cents/kWh▼ 6.0%	27.73 cents/kWh▼ 7.6%	29.80 cents/kWh▼ 3.3%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage14.68 cents/kWh
Energy12.84 cents/kWh
Levies0.27 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing charge96 CHF/year

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026

Health insurance 2027

Adultsfrom 468.10 CHF/month▲ 4.6%
Adults, on average594.69 CHF/month▲ 3.9%
Young adultsfrom 341.80 CHF/month▲ 4.6%
Young adults, on average443.76 CHF/month▲ 3.8%
Childrenfrom 103 CHF/month▲ 4.6%
Children, on average140.28 CHF/month▲ 3.6%

Premium region 3: all municipalities

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

Population 2025

Residents3,438
Foreign share11.3%
Ages 0–19679 · 19.7%
Ages 20–641,935 · 56.3%
Ages 65 and over824 · 24.0%
Residents per km²39.2

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), STATPOP 2025, as of 20.10.2026Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026

Geography

Altitude1,045–3,242 m
Lakeno
Mountain municipalityyes

The rule: a settlement altitude of at least 1,000 m. That altitude is not shown as a figure.

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026

Climate, 1991–2020 averages

Temperature5.7 °C
Annual precipitation1,351 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours48.5%
Frost days134.8
Days of 30 °C or more0.2
Reference stationAdelboden, 2.6 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

Adelboden sits in the figures as follows.

Adelboden includes no lake area.

In Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Adelboden ranks 12 of 13, profile H4, 31.82 cents/kWh.

The foreign share in Adelboden is 11.3%.

Profile H4 in Adelboden costs 31.82 cents/kWh. That is rank 1,998 of 2,108, the 94.8 percentile.

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss official commune register, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Spatial divisions of Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D

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Questions

What does electricity cost in Adelboden in 2027?

In Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Adelboden ranks 12 of 13, profile H4, 31.82 cents/kWh. Profile H4 in Adelboden costs 31.82 cents/kWh. That is rank 1,998 of 2,108, the 94.8 percentile.

What do population, geography and climate say about Adelboden?

Adelboden includes no lake area. The foreign share in Adelboden is 11.3%.

Border neighbours

Adelboden or Diemtigen1,911 m · 32.1%
Adelboden or Leukerbad2,605 m · 25.7%
Adelboden or Frutigen9,155 m · 24.4%
Adelboden or Lenk12,929 m · 24.4%
Adelboden or St. Stephan3,769 m · 24.4%

Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Nearby municipalities

Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D Straight-line distance between municipality centres.

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