Electricity (H4) 26.72 cents/kWh, 1.5% cheaper than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
EKZ Einsiedeln AG, Dietikon
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.19 cents/kWh▲ 3.0% | 28.69 cents/kWh▲ 2.1% | 26.62 cents/kWh▲ 1.3% | 26.72 cents/kWh▲ 1.3% | 25.62 cents/kWh▲ 0.8% | 25.52 cents/kWh≈ unchanged | 25.56 cents/kWh▲ 1.3% | 25.74 cents/kWh▲ 0.8% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage10.10 cents/kWh
- Energy11.86 cents/kWh
- Levies0.81 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing chargeno standing charge
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 434.70 CHF/month▲ 8.6%
- Adults, on average543.33 CHF/month▲ 3.9%
- Young adultsfrom 317.30 CHF/month▲ 8.6%
- Young adults, on average401.24 CHF/month▲ 3.6%
- Childrenfrom 95.70 CHF/month▲ 8.6%
- Children, on average131.46 CHF/month▲ 4.0%
Premium region in Schwyz: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents16,667
- Foreign share18.6%
- Ages 0–193,158 · 18.9%
- Ages 20–649,933 · 59.6%
- Ages 65 and over3,576 · 21.5%
- Residents per km²168.5
Density divides by the whole municipal area, lakes included.
Geography
- Altitude783–1,616 m
- Lakeyes
- Mountain municipalityyes
A mountain municipality is one whose settlement reaches 1,000 m.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature6.8 °C
- Annual precipitation1,823 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours44.3%
- Frost days125.2
- Days of 30 °C or more0.7
- Reference stationEinsiedeln, 2.0 km
Context
The comparisons for Einsiedeln follow this order.
Einsiedeln ranks 1,074 of 2,108 on profile H4, in the 50.9 percentile, at 26.72 cents/kWh.
Compared with the previous year, the price in Einsiedeln is higher, from 26.39 cents/kWh to 26.72 cents/kWh (1.3%). The grid operator is EKZ Einsiedeln AG, Dietikon, profile H4.
The premium in Einsiedeln is higher: now 543.33 CHF/month, previously 523.11 CHF/month, a difference of 3.9%.
18.6% of the resident population of Einsiedeln does not hold a Swiss passport.
Einsiedeln lies 2.0 km from the reference station Einsiedeln.
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 Schwyz · Electricity ranking
Questions
What does electricity cost in Einsiedeln in 2027?
Einsiedeln ranks 1,074 of 2,108 on profile H4, in the 50.9 percentile, at 26.72 cents/kWh. Compared with the previous year, the price in Einsiedeln is higher, from 26.39 cents/kWh to 26.72 cents/kWh (1.3%). The grid operator is EKZ Einsiedeln AG, Dietikon, profile H4.
What does health insurance cost in Einsiedeln?
The premium in Einsiedeln is higher: now 543.33 CHF/month, previously 523.11 CHF/month, a difference of 3.9%.
What do population, geography and climate say about Einsiedeln?
18.6% of the resident population of Einsiedeln does not hold a Swiss passport. Einsiedeln lies 2.0 km from the reference station Einsiedeln.
Border neighbours
- Einsiedeln or Vorderthal5,015 m · 39.6%
- Einsiedeln or Innerthal3,967 m · 37.3%
- Einsiedeln or Oberägeri2,698 m · 26.4%
- Einsiedeln or Altendorf9,032 m · 23.2%
- Einsiedeln or Feusisberg8,573 m · 18.8%
- Einsiedeln or Freienbach1,632 m · 18.8%
- Einsiedeln or Unteriberg11,816 m · 6.5%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Rothenthurm6.4 km
- Living in Feusisberg6.7 km
- Living in Alpthal6.9 km
- Living in Wollerau8.1 km
- Living in Unteriberg8.4 km
- Living in Freienbach8.5 km
- Living in Altendorf9.3 km
- Living in Richterswil9.7 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