Living in Faido: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 28.84 cents/kWh, 6.4% more expensive than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Faido

28.84 cents/kWh

Canton of Ticino

27.05 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

Cooperativa Elettrica di Faido (CEF)

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
35.59 cents/kWh▲ 1.5%	31.48 cents/kWh▲ 1.7%	28.72 cents/kWh▲ 1.8%	28.84 cents/kWh▲ 1.8%	26.84 cents/kWh▲ 2.0%	26.35 cents/kWh▲ 2.0%	26.41 cents/kWh▲ 2.0%	26.98 cents/kWh▲ 2.0%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage14.15 cents/kWh
Energy8.57 cents/kWh
Levies2.22 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing charge137.50 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 569.20 CHF/month▲ 5.6%
Adults, on average720.85 CHF/month▲ 3.8%
Young adultsfrom 400.60 CHF/month▲ 1.8%
Young adults, on average539.09 CHF/month▲ 3.8%
Childrenfrom 125.30 CHF/month▲ 5.7%
Children, on average174.52 CHF/month▲ 4.0%

Premium region 2: 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

Residents2,706
Foreign share21.0%
Ages 0–19410 · 15.2%
Ages 20–641,445 · 53.4%
Ages 65 and over851 · 31.4%
Residents per km²20.4

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

Altitude454–3,071 m
Lakeno
Mountain municipalityno

Mountain municipality means the settlement sits at 1,000 m or higher.

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

Temperature8.9 °C
Annual precipitation1,474 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours51.2%
Frost days66.2
Days of 30 °C or more7.4
Reference stationAcquarossa / Comprovasco, 8.4 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

For Faido, the comparisons look like this.

Faido: 21.0% of residents are foreign nationals.

Profile H4 in Faido costs 28.84 cents/kWh. That is rank 1,628 of 2,108, the 77.2 percentile.

Since 10 Apr 2016, Faido includes the former municipalities Anzonico (5062), Calonico (5065), Calpiogna (5066), Campello (5067), Cavagnago (5068), Chiggiogna (5069), Chironico (5070), Mairengo (5074), Osco (5075), Rossura (5080), Sobrio (5081), 11 in all.

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 Faido in 2027?

Profile H4 in Faido costs 28.84 cents/kWh. That is rank 1,628 of 2,108, the 77.2 percentile.

What does health insurance cost in Faido?

What do population, geography and climate say about Faido?