Electricity (H4) 25.99 cents/kWh, 4.2% cheaper than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
Elektrizitätswerk Obwalden
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.28 cents/kWh▼ 1.6% | 27.44 cents/kWh▼ 1.8% | 25.18 cents/kWh▼ 2.5% | 25.99 cents/kWh▼ 2.0% | 24.55 cents/kWh▼ 2.6% | 23.83 cents/kWh▼ 3.1% | 24.71 cents/kWh▼ 2.5% | 25.36 cents/kWh▼ 2.1% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage11.04 cents/kWh
- Energy9.67 cents/kWh
- Levies1.40 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing chargeno standing charge
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 410 CHF/month▲ 7.1%
- Adults, on average523.59 CHF/month▲ 3.8%
- Young adultsfrom 299.30 CHF/month▲ 7.1%
- Young adults, on average391.68 CHF/month▲ 3.7%
- Childrenfrom 90.20 CHF/month▲ 7.1%
- Children, on average128.16 CHF/month▲ 4.0%
Premium region in Obwalden: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents4,377
- Foreign share30.2%
- Ages 0–19663 · 15.1%
- Ages 20–642,630 · 60.1%
- Ages 65 and over1,084 · 24.8%
- Residents per km²58.5
Geography
- Altitude555–3,238 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityno
Mountain municipality means the settlement sits at 1,000 m or higher.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature8.2 °C
- Annual precipitation1,338 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours44.5%
- Frost days129.4
- Days of 30 °C or more1
- Reference stationEngelberg, 1.4 km
Context
For Engelberg, the comparisons look like this.
Engelberg counts 129.4 frost day and 1 hot days.
Engelberg pays 25.99 cents/kWh on profile H4. Neighbours average 23.96 cents/kWh (8.4%), place 6 of 6.
The canton has 0 regions. Engelberg is in premium region 0.
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 Obwalden · Electricity ranking
Questions
What does electricity cost in Engelberg in 2027?
Engelberg pays 25.99 cents/kWh on profile H4. Neighbours average 23.96 cents/kWh (8.4%), place 6 of 6.
What does health insurance cost in Engelberg?
The canton has 0 regions. Engelberg is in premium region 0.
What do population, geography and climate say about Engelberg?
Engelberg counts 129.4 frost day and 1 hot days.
Border neighbours
- Engelberg or Wolfenschiessen33,650 m · 18.4%
- Engelberg or Attinghausen12,803 m · 7.9%
- Engelberg or Isenthal3,689 m · 7.9%
- Engelberg or Wassen3,890 m · 7.9%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Wolfenschiessen9.7 km
- Living in Dallenwil11.6 km
- Living in Kerns13.2 km
- Living in Sachseln13.7 km
- Living in Sarnen14.7 km
- Living in Ennetmoos14.8 km
- Living in Oberdorf (NW)15.2 km
- Living in Stans15.3 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