Electricity (H4) 34.15 cents/kWh, 25.9% more expensive than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
Gemeinde Bargen BE, Elektrizitätsversorgung
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42.85 cents/kWh▼ 10.3% | 37.99 cents/kWh▼ 9.4% | 34.15 cents/kWh▼ 8.6% | 34.15 cents/kWh▼ 8.6% | 32.23 cents/kWh▼ 8.1% | 30.21 cents/kWh▼ 7.5% | 31.01 cents/kWh▼ 7.7% | 32.23 cents/kWh▼ 8.1% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage13.95 cents/kWh
- Energy14.67 cents/kWh
- Levies1.50 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing charge90 CHF/year
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 519.20 CHF/month▲ 5.2%
- Adults, on average635.46 CHF/month▲ 4.2%
- Young adultsfrom 379.60 CHF/month▲ 6.2%
- Young adults, on average473.85 CHF/month▲ 3.9%
- Childrenfrom 114.30 CHF/month▲ 4.5%
- Children, on average149.67 CHF/month▲ 3.9%
Premium region 2: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents1,112
- Foreign share9.7%
- Ages 0–19244 · 21.9%
- Ages 20–64599 · 53.9%
- Ages 65 and over269 · 24.2%
- Residents per km²141.5
Geography
- Altitude438–528 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityno
A mountain municipality is one whose settlement reaches 1,000 m.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature10.2 °C
- Annual precipitation971 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours40.7%
- Frost days99.2
- Days of 30 °C or more9
- Reference stationBern / Zollikofen, 17.3 km
Context
The comparisons for Bargen (BE) follow this order.
Bargen (BE) comes to 1,537 CHF/year on profile H4, at 4,500 kWh. The median is 1,152 CHF/year (33.5%).
Bargen (BE) is at 635.46 CHF/month, the Swiss average at 623.55 CHF/month (1.9%), rank 1,274 of 2,110.
Bargen (BE) pays 635.46 CHF/month. The canton averages 625.45 CHF/month (1.6%), calculated with the deductible (franchise).
At the reference station for Bargen (BE) there are 99.2 frost day and 9 hot days.
Against the neighbours (26.75 cents/kWh), Bargen (BE) costs 34.15 cents/kWh, profile H4, a gap of 27.6%.
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
Questions
What does electricity cost in Bargen (BE) in 2027?
Bargen (BE) comes to 1,537 CHF/year on profile H4, at 4,500 kWh. The median is 1,152 CHF/year (33.5%). Against the neighbours (26.75 cents/kWh), Bargen (BE) costs 34.15 cents/kWh, profile H4, a gap of 27.6%.
What does health insurance cost in Bargen (BE)?
Bargen (BE) is at 635.46 CHF/month, the Swiss average at 623.55 CHF/month (1.9%), rank 1,274 of 2,110. Bargen (BE) pays 635.46 CHF/month. The canton averages 625.45 CHF/month (1.6%), calculated with the deductible (franchise).
What do population, geography and climate say about Bargen (BE)?
At the reference station for Bargen (BE) there are 99.2 frost day and 9 hot days.
Border neighbours
- Bargen (BE) or Kallnach5,305 m · 41.8%
- Bargen (BE) or Kappelen642 m · 33.5%
- Bargen (BE) or Radelfingen1,206 m · 33.5%
- Bargen (BE) or Walperswil3,957 m · 33.5%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Aarberg1.4 km
- Living in Radelfingen2.1 km
- Living in Kappelen2.4 km
- Living in Kallnach2.8 km
- Living in Walperswil3.5 km
- Living in Bühl3.7 km
- Living in Seedorf (BE)3.8 km
- Living in Epsach4.7 km
Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D Straight-line distance between municipality centres.
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- 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 Statistical Office (FSO), STATPOP 2025, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Health insurance premiums, opendata.swiss, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium regions under the FDHA Ordinance on Premium Regions, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Commune names with common translations, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (SR 101), Art. 1, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D