Living in Chiasso: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 26.20 cents/kWh, 3.4% cheaper than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Chiasso

26.20 cents/kWh

Canton of Ticino

27.05 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

AGE 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
30.62 cents/kWh▼ 5.9%	28.11 cents/kWh▼ 6.3%	24.62 cents/kWh▼ 5.8%	26.20 cents/kWh▼ 6.7%	23.86 cents/kWh▼ 6.1%	21.35 cents/kWh▼ 5.4%	23.62 cents/kWh▼ 6.5%	25.28 cents/kWh▼ 6.9%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage10.41 cents/kWh
Energy10.40 cents/kWh
Levies2.22 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing charge64 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 616.70 CHF/month▲ 5.6%
Adults, on average776.14 CHF/month▲ 4.2%
Young adultsfrom 447.70 CHF/month▲ 5.0%
Young adults, on average581.28 CHF/month▲ 4.1%
Childrenfrom 135 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
Children, on average187.89 CHF/month▲ 4.5%

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

Residents7,677
Foreign share46.3%
Ages 0–191,170 · 15.2%
Ages 20–644,433 · 57.7%
Ages 65 and over2,074 · 27.0%
Residents per km²1,435.0

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

Altitude225–567 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

Temperature11.7 °C
Annual precipitation1,616 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours55.3%
Frost days96.7
Days of 30 °C or more18.4
Reference stationStabio, 6.6 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

For Chiasso, the comparisons look like this.

The foreign share in Chiasso is 46.3%.

Profile H4 in Chiasso costs 26.20 cents/kWh. The grid operator AGE SA charged 28.07 cents/kWh before, a difference of 6.7%.

The premium in Chiasso is higher: now 776.14 CHF/month, previously 744.60 CHF/month, a difference of 4.2%.

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

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