Electricity (H4) 25.59 cents/kWh, 5.6% cheaper than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
BKW Energie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34.49 cents/kWh▼ 3.7% | 29.52 cents/kWh▼ 4.8% | 25.59 cents/kWh▼ 5.9% | 25.59 cents/kWh▼ 5.9% | 23.63 cents/kWh▼ 6.6% | 19.89 cents/kWh▲ 2.1% | 21.82 cents/kWh▼ 6.7% | 23.63 cents/kWh▼ 6.6% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage11.91 cents/kWh
- Energy7.97 cents/kWh
- Levies1.50 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing charge96 CHF/year
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
Population 2025
- Residents5,859
- Foreign share42.3%
- Ages 0–191,269 · 21.7%
- Ages 20–643,537 · 60.4%
- Ages 65 and over1,053 · 18.0%
- Residents per km²3,167.0
Geography
- Altitude445–461 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityno
Mountain municipality means the settlement sits at 1,000 m or higher.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature9.5 °C
- Annual precipitation1,075 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours40.2%
- Frost days99.6
- Days of 30 °C or more11
- Reference stationKoppigen, 6.3 km
Context
For Gerlafingen, the comparisons look like this.
Gerlafingen: 42.3% of residents are foreign nationals.
The 26.8 percentile for Gerlafingen is rank 565 of 2,108, profile H4, 25.59 cents/kWh.
The premium in Gerlafingen is higher: now 632.73 CHF/month, previously 603.85 CHF/month, a difference of 4.8%.
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 Gerlafingen in 2027?
The 26.8 percentile for Gerlafingen is rank 565 of 2,108, profile H4, 25.59 cents/kWh.
What does health insurance cost in Gerlafingen?
The premium in Gerlafingen is higher: now 632.73 CHF/month, previously 603.85 CHF/month, a difference of 4.8%.
What do population, geography and climate say about Gerlafingen?
Gerlafingen: 42.3% of residents are foreign nationals.
Border neighbours
- Gerlafingen or Derendingen897 m · 8.5%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Obergerlafingen1.3 km
- Living in Zielebach1.4 km
- Living in Biberist1.6 km
- Living in Kriegstetten2.0 km
- Living in Recherswil2.1 km
- Living in Wiler bei Utzenstorf2.3 km
- Living in Derendingen3.0 km
- Living in Lohn-Ammannsegg3.6 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