Electricity (H4) 25.25–29.86 cents/kWh, depending on the area and the provider
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
25.25–29.86 cents/kWh
depending on the area and the provider
2 providers
- Stadtwerke Gossau25.25 cents/kWh▼ 9.4%
- Elektra Niederbüren Stromversorgung29.86 cents/kWh▼ 3.2%
- Difference of up to 4.60 cents/kWh (+18%)
2-room flat2-rmH1 · 1,600 kWh/year29.81–40.20 cents/kWh
2 providers
- Stadtwerke Gossau29.81 cents/kWh▼ 6.7%
- Elektra Niederbüren Stromversorgung40.20 cents/kWh▼ 2.0%
- Difference of up to 10.39 cents/kWh (+35%)
4-room flat4-rmH2 · 2,500 kWh/year27.21–34.42 cents/kWh
2 providers
- Stadtwerke Gossau27.21 cents/kWh▼ 8.1%
- Elektra Niederbüren Stromversorgung34.42 cents/kWh▼ 2.6%
- Difference of up to 7.21 cents/kWh (+26%)
4-room flat with electric water heater4-rmH3 · 4,500 kWh/year24.54–29.86 cents/kWh
2 providers
- Stadtwerke Gossau24.54 cents/kWh▼ 9.6%
- Elektra Niederbüren Stromversorgung29.86 cents/kWh▼ 3.2%
- Difference of up to 5.31 cents/kWh (+22%)
5-room detached house5-rmH5 · 7,500 kWh/year23.64–27.57 cents/kWh
2 providers
- Stadtwerke Gossau23.64 cents/kWh▼ 10.3%
- Elektra Niederbüren Stromversorgung27.57 cents/kWh▼ 3.6%
- Difference of up to 3.94 cents/kWh (+17%)
5-room detached house with electric heating5-rmH6 · 25,000 kWh/year21.93–25.18 cents/kWh
2 providers
- Stadtwerke Gossau21.93 cents/kWh▼ 11.4%
- Elektra Niederbüren Stromversorgung25.18 cents/kWh▼ 4.0%
- Difference of up to 3.25 cents/kWh (+15%)
5-room detached house with heat pump5-rmH7 · 13,000 kWh/year23.22–26.13 cents/kWh
2 providers
- Stadtwerke Gossau23.22 cents/kWh▼ 10.7%
- Elektra Niederbüren Stromversorgung26.13 cents/kWh▼ 3.9%
- Difference of up to 2.90 cents/kWh (+13%)
large owner-occupied flatflatH8 · 7,500 kWh/year24.24–27.57 cents/kWh
2 providers
- Stadtwerke Gossau24.24 cents/kWh▼ 10.1%
- Elektra Niederbüren Stromversorgung27.57 cents/kWh▼ 3.6%
- Difference of up to 3.33 cents/kWh (+14%)
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 494.60 CHF/month▲ 3.1%
- Adults, on average605.95 CHF/month▲ 4.0%
- Young adultsfrom 358.60 CHF/month▲ 5.7%
- Young adults, on average452.95 CHF/month▲ 3.9%
- Childrenfrom 108.90 CHF/month▲ 5.3%
- Children, on average145.05 CHF/month▲ 4.3%
Premium region 1: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents18,943
- Foreign share23.8%
- Ages 0–193,733 · 19.7%
- Ages 20–6411,109 · 58.6%
- Ages 65 and over4,101 · 21.6%
- Residents per km²688.6
Geography
- Altitude553–813 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityno
The rule: a settlement altitude of at least 1,000 m. That altitude is not shown as a figure.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature8.9 °C
- Annual precipitation1,262 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours41.2%
- Frost days87.5
- Days of 30 °C or more1.3
- Reference stationSt. Gallen, 10.2 km
Context
Gossau (SG) sits in the figures as follows.
The median is 1,337 CHF/year. Gossau (SG) is at 1,136 CHF/year on profile H4 and 4,500 kWh (15.0%).
Gossau (SG) is at 605.95 CHF/month, the Swiss average at 623.55 CHF/month (2.8%), rank 1,045 of 2,110.
With the deductible (franchise), the premium in Gossau (SG) is 605.95 CHF/month; the cantonal average is 562.05 CHF/month.
Gossau (SG) counts 87.5 frost day and 1.3 hot days.
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 Gossau (SG) in 2027?
The median is 1,337 CHF/year. Gossau (SG) is at 1,136 CHF/year on profile H4 and 4,500 kWh (15.0%).
What does health insurance cost in Gossau (SG)?
Gossau (SG) is at 605.95 CHF/month, the Swiss average at 623.55 CHF/month (2.8%), rank 1,045 of 2,110. With the deductible (franchise), the premium in Gossau (SG) is 605.95 CHF/month; the cantonal average is 562.05 CHF/month.
What do population, geography and climate say about Gossau (SG)?
Gossau (SG) counts 87.5 frost day and 1.3 hot days.
Border neighbours
- Gossau (SG) or Gaiserwald1,938 m · 42.1%
- Gossau (SG) or Waldkirch1,962 m · 39.0%
- Gossau (SG) or Oberbüren6,005 m · 34.5%
- Gossau (SG) or St. Gallen4,112 m · 25.0%
- Gossau (SG) or Andwil (SG)6,640 m · 24.0%
- Gossau (SG) or Niederbüren3,147 m · 19.8%
- Gossau (SG) or Herisau6,195 m · 15.3%
- Gossau (SG) or Flawil2,896 m · 11.6%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Andwil (SG)3.0 km
- Living in Herisau3.6 km
- Living in Flawil4.6 km
- Living in Degersheim6.1 km
- Living in Niederbüren6.5 km
- Living in Waldkirch6.6 km
- Living in Gaiserwald6.8 km
- Living in Schwellbrunn7.1 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