Living in Gais: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 29.11 cents/kWh, 7.4% more expensive than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Gais

29.11 cents/kWh

Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden

29.16 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

St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG

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
37.55 cents/kWh▲ 2.0%	32.84 cents/kWh▲ 1.7%	28.99 cents/kWh▲ 2.1%	29.11 cents/kWh▲ 1.3%	27.14 cents/kWh▲ 1.9%	25.07 cents/kWh▲ 2.6%	25.79 cents/kWh▲ 1.5%	27.24 cents/kWh▲ 1.1%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage11.28 cents/kWh
Energy13.79 cents/kWh
Levies0.00 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing charge132 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 433.40 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
Adults, on average574.62 CHF/month▲ 4.7%
Young adultsfrom 316.30 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
Young adults, on average425.45 CHF/month▲ 4.5%
Childrenfrom 95.30 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
Children, on average138.17 CHF/month▲ 5.1%

Premium region in Appenzell Ausserrhoden: 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

Residents3,150
Foreign share13.7%
Ages 0–19666 · 21.1%
Ages 20–641,751 · 55.6%
Ages 65 and over733 · 23.3%
Residents per km²148.5

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

Altitude779–1,250 m
Lakeno
Mountain municipalityyes

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

Temperature7.5 °C
Annual precipitation1,563 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours42.5%
Frost days87.5
Days of 30 °C or more1.3
Reference stationSt. Gallen, 7.9 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

For Gais, the comparisons look like this.

Gais is a mountain municipality.

Of working age in Gais: 55.6%, young: 21.1%, older: 23.3%.

3,150 people live in Gais. That is 148.5 per square kilometre.

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 Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Electricity ranking

Questions

What do population, geography and climate say about Gais?

Gais is a mountain municipality. Of working age in Gais: 55.6%, young: 21.1%, older: 23.3%. 3,150 people live in Gais. That is 148.5 per square kilometre.

Border neighbours

Gais or Eichberg831 m · 16.5%
Gais or Appenzell4,126 m · 13.8%
Gais or Schlatt-Haslen1,418 m · 13.8%
Gais or Schwende-Rüte1,919 m · 13.8%

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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