Living in Etziken: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 28.51 cents/kWh, 5.1% more expensive than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Etziken

28.51 cents/kWh

Canton of Solothurn

28.70 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

Genossenschaft Elektra Äusseres Wasseramt EAW

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
42.23 cents/kWh▼ 3.7%	35.46 cents/kWh▼ 4.4%	28.39 cents/kWh▼ 5.5%	28.51 cents/kWh▼ 5.5%	25.70 cents/kWh▼ 6.1%	24.05 cents/kWh▼ 5.7%	24.77 cents/kWh▼ 5.8%	25.85 cents/kWh▼ 6.0%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage9.06 cents/kWh
Energy13.15 cents/kWh
Levies0.00 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing charge120 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 503.80 CHF/month▲ 3.6%
Adults, on average632.73 CHF/month▲ 4.8%
Young adultsfrom 367.80 CHF/month▲ 6.5%
Young adults, on average470.17 CHF/month▲ 4.9%
Childrenfrom 110.80 CHF/month▲ 3.5%
Children, on average150.74 CHF/month▲ 4.7%

Premium region in Solothurn: 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

Residents1,093
Foreign share13.4%
Ages 0–19251 · 23.0%
Ages 20–64635 · 58.1%
Ages 65 and over207 · 18.9%
Residents per km²324.3

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

Altitude453–526 m
Lakeno
Mountain municipalityno

The rule: a settlement altitude of at least 1,000 m. That altitude is not shown as a figure.

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

Temperature9.3 °C
Annual precipitation1,076 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours40.1%
Frost days99.6
Days of 30 °C or more11
Reference stationKoppigen, 8.2 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

Etziken sits in the figures as follows.

At the reference station for Etziken there are 99.6 frost day and 11 hot days.

The canton has 0 regions. Etziken is in premium region 0.

Against the neighbours (27.10 cents/kWh), Etziken costs 28.51 cents/kWh, profile H4, a gap of 5.2%.

Rank 1,145 of 2,110: Etziken pays 632.73 CHF/month, against a Swiss average of 623.55 CHF/month.

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 Solothurn · Electricity ranking

Questions

What does electricity cost in Etziken in 2027?

Against the neighbours (27.10 cents/kWh), Etziken costs 28.51 cents/kWh, profile H4, a gap of 5.2%.

What does health insurance cost in Etziken?

The canton has 0 regions. Etziken is in premium region 0. Rank 1,145 of 2,110: Etziken pays 632.73 CHF/month, against a Swiss average of 623.55 CHF/month.

What do population, geography and climate say about Etziken?

At the reference station for Etziken there are 99.6 frost day and 11 hot days.

Border neighbours

Etziken or Aeschi (SO)2,341 m · 13.2%
Etziken or Bolken2,158 m · 13.2%

Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Nearby municipalities

Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D Straight-line distance between municipality centres.

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