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Living in Glarus 2027GL

Electricity and health insurance in Glarus, from the official 2027 figures. Last updated .

Rank 2 of 3 in GL · cheapest providerabout the median

Electricity (H4) 26.55 cents/kWh, 2.1% cheaper than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Glarus26.55 cents/kWh
Canton of Glarus27.42 cents/kWh
Switzerland27.12 cents/kWh
Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Electricity 2027

Standard product

Technische Betriebe Glarus

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/kWh4-room flat4-rmH2 · 2,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh4-room flat with electric water heater4-rmH3 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh5-room flat5-rmH4 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh5-room detached house5-rmH5 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh5-room detached house with electric heating5-rmH6 · 25,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh5-room detached house with heat pump5-rmH7 · 13,000 kWh/yearcents/kWhlarge owner-occupied flatflatH8 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh
31.63 cents/kWh▼ 9.6%28.79 cents/kWh▼ 10.1%26.55 cents/kWh▼ 10.5%26.55 cents/kWh▼ 10.5%25.43 cents/kWh▼ 10.7%24.25 cents/kWh▼ 11.0%24.72 cents/kWh▼ 10.9%25.43 cents/kWh▼ 10.7%

H4 breakdown

  • Grid usage14.18 cents/kWh
  • Energy7.60 cents/kWh
  • Levies1.00 cents/kWh
  • Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
  • Standing charge60 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 453.10 CHF/month▲ 4.6%
  • Adults, on average558.16 CHF/month▲ 3.9%
  • Young adultsfrom 330.80 CHF/month▲ 4.6%
  • Young adults, on average419.35 CHF/month▲ 3.6%
  • Childrenfrom 99.60 CHF/month▲ 4.5%
  • Children, on average135.73 CHF/month▲ 4.4%

Premium region in Glarus: 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

  • Residents12,968
  • Foreign share29.7%
  • Ages 0–192,471 · 19.1%
  • Ages 20–647,689 · 59.3%
  • Ages 65 and over2,808 · 21.7%
  • Residents per km²125.1
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

A mountain municipality is one whose settlement reaches 1,000 m.

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

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

The comparisons for Glarus follow this order.

Glarus: the grid operator Technische Betriebe Glarus is now 26.55 cents/kWh, previously 29.66 cents/kWh (lower, 10.5%). Profile H4.

From 537.32 CHF/month to 558.16 CHF/month, the premium in Glarus changed (3.9%).

The 49.2 percentile for Glarus is rank 1,037 of 2,108, profile H4, 26.55 cents/kWh.

Since 1 Jan 2011, Glarus includes the former municipalities Ennenda (1607), Glarus (1609), Netstal (1620), Riedern (1625), 4 in all.

29.7% of the resident population of Glarus does not hold a Swiss passport.

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 Glarus · Electricity ranking

Questions

What does electricity cost in Glarus in 2027?

Glarus: the grid operator Technische Betriebe Glarus is now 26.55 cents/kWh, previously 29.66 cents/kWh (lower, 10.5%). Profile H4. The 49.2 percentile for Glarus is rank 1,037 of 2,108, profile H4, 26.55 cents/kWh.

What does health insurance cost in Glarus?

From 537.32 CHF/month to 558.16 CHF/month, the premium in Glarus changed (3.9%). Since 1 Jan 2011, Glarus includes the former municipalities Ennenda (1607), Glarus (1609), Netstal (1620), Riedern (1625), 4 in all.

What do population, geography and climate say about Glarus?

29.7% of the resident population of Glarus does not hold a Swiss passport.

Border neighbours

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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