Electricity (H4) 29.71 cents/kWh, 9.6% more expensive than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38.16 cents/kWh▲ 2.0% | 33.44 cents/kWh▲ 1.6% | 29.59 cents/kWh▲ 2.1% | 29.71 cents/kWh▲ 1.3% | 27.74 cents/kWh▲ 1.8% | 25.67 cents/kWh▲ 2.6% | 26.39 cents/kWh▲ 1.4% | 27.84 cents/kWh▲ 1.1% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage11.28 cents/kWh
- Energy13.79 cents/kWh
- Levies0.60 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing charge132 CHF/year
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 441.10 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
- Adults, on average564.54 CHF/month▲ 4.0%
- Young adultsfrom 322 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
- Young adults, on average421.74 CHF/month▲ 3.8%
- Childrenfrom 97.10 CHF/month▲ 5.2%
- Children, on average135.14 CHF/month▲ 4.3%
Premium region 2: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents10,401
- Foreign share18.4%
- Ages 0–192,213 · 21.3%
- Ages 20–646,137 · 59.0%
- Ages 65 and over2,051 · 19.7%
- Residents per km²189.5
Geography
- Altitude438–1,332 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityno
The rule: a settlement altitude of at least 1,000 m. That altitude is not shown as a figure.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature9.1 °C
- Annual precipitation1,686 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours44.1%
- Frost days123.4
- Days of 30 °C or more5.1
- Reference stationEbnat-Kappel, 8.7 km
Context
Eschenbach (SG) sits in the figures as follows.
Eschenbach (SG) pays 29.71 cents/kWh on profile H4. Neighbours average 27.39 cents/kWh (8.5%), place 8 of 10.
Eschenbach (SG) belongs to premium region 2 of 3.
The premium region of Eschenbach (SG) costs 564.54 CHF/month, the neighbour average 561.93 CHF/month, place 3 of 10.
5.1 hot days and 123.4 frost day apply to Eschenbach (SG).
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 Eschenbach (SG) in 2027?
Eschenbach (SG) pays 29.71 cents/kWh on profile H4. Neighbours average 27.39 cents/kWh (8.5%), place 8 of 10.
What does health insurance cost in Eschenbach (SG)?
Eschenbach (SG) belongs to premium region 2 of 3. The premium region of Eschenbach (SG) costs 564.54 CHF/month, the neighbour average 561.93 CHF/month, place 3 of 10.
What do population, geography and climate say about Eschenbach (SG)?
5.1 hot days and 123.4 frost day apply to Eschenbach (SG).
Border neighbours
- Eschenbach (SG) or Rapperswil-Jona5,161 m · 29.4%
- Eschenbach (SG) or Fischenthal1,582 m · 24.5%
- Eschenbach (SG) or Wald (ZH)14,924 m · 19.3%
- Eschenbach (SG) or Wattwil5,886 m · 6.9%
- Eschenbach (SG) or Mosnang4,117 m · 5.5%
- Eschenbach (SG) or Rüti (ZH)1,930 m · 5.1%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Schmerikon2.3 km
- Living in Wald (ZH)4.0 km
- Living in Tuggen4.4 km
- Living in Uznach5.1 km
- Living in Rüti (ZH)5.7 km
- Living in Wangen (SZ)5.8 km
- Living in Rapperswil-Jona6.5 km
- Living in Dürnten7.3 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