Living in Bettens: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 28.09 cents/kWh, 3.6% more expensive than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Bettens

28.09 cents/kWh

Canton of Vaud

28.62 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

Romande Energie SA

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
33.25 cents/kWh▼ 5.7%	30.47 cents/kWh▼ 4.5%	27.34 cents/kWh▼ 4.9%	28.09 cents/kWh▼ 4.8%	26.29 cents/kWh▼ 2.3%	24.29 cents/kWh▼ 5.5%	25.51 cents/kWh▼ 5.3%	27.11 cents/kWh▼ 5.0%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage10.18 cents/kWh
Energy13.01 cents/kWh
Levies0.82 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing charge30 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 559.10 CHF/month▲ 4.1%
Adults, on average674.97 CHF/month▲ 2.6%
Young adultsfrom 408.30 CHF/month▲ 2.0%
Young adults, on average508.30 CHF/month▲ 2.6%
Childrenfrom 128.90 CHF/month▲ 5.7%
Children, on average168.56 CHF/month▲ 3.0%

Premium region 2: 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

Residents651
Foreign share19.7%
Ages 0–19143 · 22.0%
Ages 20–64440 · 67.6%
Ages 65 and over68 · 10.4%
Residents per km²174.1

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

Altitude504–623 m
Lakeno
Mountain municipalityno

Mountain municipality means the settlement sits at 1,000 m or higher.

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

Temperature10.3 °C
Annual precipitation963 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours44.4%
Frost days37.6
Days of 30 °C or more6.9
Reference stationPully, 14.3 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

For Bettens, the comparisons look like this.

District du Gros-de-Vaud: Bettens is below, rank 17 of 36, 28.09 cents/kWh, profile H4.

Bettens includes no lake area inside the municipal territory.

Rank 114 of 300 for Bettens: 28.09 cents/kWh on profile H4, against a median of 28.59 cents/kWh.

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 Bettens in 2027?

District du Gros-de-Vaud: Bettens is below, rank 17 of 36, 28.09 cents/kWh, profile H4. Rank 114 of 300 for Bettens: 28.09 cents/kWh on profile H4, against a median of 28.59 cents/kWh.

What do population, geography and climate say about Bettens?