Electricity (H4) 28.55 cents/kWh, 5.3% more expensive than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
IBC Energie Wasser Chur (IBC)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34.09 cents/kWh▼ 3.5% | 31.00 cents/kWh▼ 4.0% | 28.55 cents/kWh▼ 4.6% | 28.55 cents/kWh▼ 4.6% | 27.33 cents/kWh▼ 4.8% | 26.05 cents/kWh▼ 5.2% | 26.56 cents/kWh▼ 5.0% | 26.78 cents/kWh▼ 6.8% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage12.97 cents/kWh
- Energy10.10 cents/kWh
- Levies2.00 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing charge84 CHF/year
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 475.60 CHF/month▲ 4.8%
- Adults, on average592.64 CHF/month▲ 3.9%
- Young adultsfrom 352 CHF/month▲ 3.2%
- Young adults, on average446.88 CHF/month▲ 3.7%
- Childrenfrom 102.60 CHF/month▲ 2.9%
- Children, on average144.14 CHF/month▲ 4.0%
Premium region 1: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents39,753
- Foreign share24.4%
- Ages 0–196,657 · 16.7%
- Ages 20–6424,032 · 60.5%
- Ages 65 and over9,064 · 22.8%
- Residents per km²484.9
Geography
- Altitude537–2,822 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityno
A mountain municipality is one whose settlement reaches 1,000 m.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature9.4 °C
- Annual precipitation972 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours50.0%
- Frost days72.6
- Days of 30 °C or more14.7
- Reference stationChur, 4.4 km
Context
The comparisons for Chur follow this order.
Chur includes no lake area.
Profile H4 costs 28.55 cents/kWh in Chur. In Region Plessur that is rank 2 of 3 (above).
The foreign share in Chur is 24.4%.
Chur: the grid operator IBC Energie Wasser Chur (IBC) is now 28.55 cents/kWh, previously 29.92 cents/kWh (lower, 4.6%). Profile H4.
Chur: the premium moved from 570.58 CHF/month to 592.64 CHF/month (higher, 3.9%).
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 Chur in 2027?
Profile H4 costs 28.55 cents/kWh in Chur. In Region Plessur that is rank 2 of 3 (above). Chur: the grid operator IBC Energie Wasser Chur (IBC) is now 28.55 cents/kWh, previously 29.92 cents/kWh (lower, 4.6%). Profile H4.
What does health insurance cost in Chur?
Chur: the premium moved from 570.58 CHF/month to 592.64 CHF/month (higher, 3.9%).
What do population, geography and climate say about Chur?
Chur includes no lake area. The foreign share in Chur is 24.4%.
Border neighbours
- Chur or Arosa18,260 m · 15.8%
- Chur or Trimmis7,486 m · 8.4%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Felsberg3.8 km
- Living in Trimmis5.9 km
- Living in Churwalden7.8 km
- Living in Untervaz8.6 km
- Living in Tamins9.4 km
- Living in Zizers9.7 km
- Living in Bonaduz10.7 km
- Living in Rhäzüns11.5 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