Living in Buochs: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 21.96 cents/kWh, 19.0% cheaper than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Buochs

21.96 cents/kWh

Canton of Nidwalden

22.25 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

Kantonales Elektrizitätswerk Nidwalden (EWN)

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
28.74 cents/kWh≈ unchanged	24.95 cents/kWh≈ unchanged	21.91 cents/kWh▲ 1.2%	21.96 cents/kWh≈ unchanged	20.01 cents/kWh▼ 1.2%	18.88 cents/kWh▲ 3.7%	17.40 cents/kWh▼ 10.6%	20.47 cents/kWh▼ 0.5%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage10.98 cents/kWh
Energy6.08 cents/kWh
Levies1.00 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 399.20 CHF/month▲ 3.6%
Adults, on average517.57 CHF/month▲ 4.2%
Young adultsfrom 291.40 CHF/month▲ 3.6%
Young adults, on average386.92 CHF/month▲ 4.0%
Childrenfrom 87.80 CHF/month▲ 3.5%
Children, on average125.68 CHF/month▲ 4.4%

Premium region in Nidwalden: 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

Residents5,607
Foreign share18.6%
Ages 0–191,037 · 18.5%
Ages 20–643,293 · 58.7%
Ages 65 and over1,277 · 22.8%
Residents per km²563.0

Lakes are part of the area the density is calculated from.

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

Altitude433–1,806 m
Lakeyes
Mountain municipalityno

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

Temperature9.8 °C
Annual precipitation1,246 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours42.5%
Frost days78.1
Days of 30 °C or more9.1
Reference stationLuzern, 12.2 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

Buochs sits in the figures as follows.

9.1 hot days and 78.1 frost day apply to Buochs.

Buochs belongs to premium region 0 of 0.

Against the neighbours (22.76 cents/kWh), Buochs costs 21.96 cents/kWh, profile H4, a gap of 3.5%.

The Swiss average is 623.55 CHF/month. Buochs comes to 517.57 CHF/month (17.0%), rank 17 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

All municipalities in the canton Nidwalden · Electricity ranking

Questions

What does electricity cost in Buochs in 2027?

Against the neighbours (22.76 cents/kWh), Buochs costs 21.96 cents/kWh, profile H4, a gap of 3.5%.

What does health insurance cost in Buochs?

Buochs belongs to premium region 0 of 0. The Swiss average is 623.55 CHF/month. Buochs comes to 517.57 CHF/month (17.0%), rank 17 of 2,110.

What do population, geography and climate say about Buochs?

9.1 hot days and 78.1 frost day apply to Buochs.

Border neighbours

Buochs or Beckenried4,805 m · 14.5%

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.

Same premium region

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