Living in Biel-Benken: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 31.20 cents/kWh, 15.1% more expensive than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Biel-Benken

31.20 cents/kWh

Canton of Basel Landschaft

28.46 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

Primeo Netz 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
36.35 cents/kWh▼ 2.2%	33.42 cents/kWh▼ 2.3%	29.80 cents/kWh▼ 2.4%	31.20 cents/kWh▼ 2.4%	28.86 cents/kWh▼ 2.4%	26.34 cents/kWh▼ 2.4%	27.29 cents/kWh▲ 0.6%	30.10 cents/kWh▼ 2.5%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage13.78 cents/kWh
Energy13.45 cents/kWh
Levies0.61 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing charge72 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 568.50 CHF/month▲ 1.8%
Adults, on average712.35 CHF/month▲ 3.9%
Young adultsfrom 410.40 CHF/month▲ 5.3%
Young adults, on average528.80 CHF/month▲ 3.9%
Childrenfrom 133.80 CHF/month▲ 4.0%
Children, on average173.14 CHF/month▲ 4.1%

Premium region 1: 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

Residents3,550
Foreign share15.9%
Ages 0–19715 · 20.1%
Ages 20–641,940 · 54.6%
Ages 65 and over895 · 25.2%
Residents per km²861.7

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

Altitude304–425 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

Temperature10.7 °C
Annual precipitation926 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours42.2%
Frost days59.8
Days of 30 °C or more14.3
Reference stationBasel / Binningen, 5.8 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

For Biel-Benken, the comparisons look like this.

With the deductible (franchise), the premium in Biel-Benken is 712.35 CHF/month; the cantonal average is 677.62 CHF/month.

At 4,500 kWh, profile H4 costs 1,404 CHF/year in Biel-Benken. The municipal median is 1,257 CHF/year.

Biel-Benken is at 712.35 CHF/month, the Swiss average at 623.55 CHF/month (14.2%), rank 1,750 of 2,110.

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 Biel-Benken in 2027?

At 4,500 kWh, profile H4 costs 1,404 CHF/year in Biel-Benken. The municipal median is 1,257 CHF/year.

What does health insurance cost in Biel-Benken?

With the deductible (franchise), the premium in Biel-Benken is 712.35 CHF/month; the cantonal average is 677.62 CHF/month. Biel-Benken is at 712.35 CHF/month, the Swiss average at 623.55 CHF/month (14.2%), rank 1,750 of 2,110.

Nearby municipalities

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

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