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▼ 5.0% | 29.52 cents/kWh▼ 6.3% | 25.59 cents/kWh▼ 7.6% | 25.59 cents/kWh▼ 7.6% | 23.63 cents/kWh▼ 8.4% | 19.89 cents/kWh≈ unchanged | 21.82 cents/kWh▼ 8.7% | 23.63 cents/kWh▼ 8.4% |
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 519.20 CHF/month▲ 5.2%
- Adults, on average635.46 CHF/month▲ 4.2%
- Young adultsfrom 379.60 CHF/month▲ 6.2%
- Young adults, on average473.85 CHF/month▲ 3.9%
- Childrenfrom 114.30 CHF/month▲ 4.5%
- Children, on average149.67 CHF/month▲ 3.9%
Premium region 2: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents1,116
- Foreign share8.0%
- Ages 0–19260 · 23.3%
- Ages 20–64612 · 54.8%
- Ages 65 and over244 · 21.9%
- Residents per km²541.7
Geography
- Altitude529–921 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
- Temperature8.8 °C
- Annual precipitation1,117 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours44.5%
- Frost days99.2
- Days of 30 °C or more9
- Reference stationBern / Zollikofen, 16.9 km
Context
Kaufdorf sits in the figures as follows.
The canton has 3 regions. Kaufdorf is in premium region 2.
Kaufdorf pays 25.59 cents/kWh on profile H4. Neighbours average 25.59 cents/kWh (0.0%), place 1 of 5.
Kaufdorf counts 99.2 frost day and 9 hot days.
The cantonal average is 625.45 CHF/month. Kaufdorf is at 635.46 CHF/month (1.6%), deductible (franchise).
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
Questions
What does electricity cost in Kaufdorf in 2027?
Kaufdorf pays 25.59 cents/kWh on profile H4. Neighbours average 25.59 cents/kWh (0.0%), place 1 of 5.
What does health insurance cost in Kaufdorf?
The canton has 3 regions. Kaufdorf is in premium region 2. The cantonal average is 625.45 CHF/month. Kaufdorf is at 635.46 CHF/month (1.6%), deductible (franchise).
What do population, geography and climate say about Kaufdorf?
Kaufdorf counts 99.2 frost day and 9 hot days.
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Toffen2.4 km
- Living in Thurnen2.9 km
- Living in Niedermuhlern3.5 km
- Living in Riggisberg3.6 km
- Living in Gerzensee3.6 km
- Living in Kirchdorf (BE)4.4 km
- Living in Rüeggisberg4.9 km
- Living in Wald (BE)5.2 km
Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D Straight-line distance between municipality centres.
Same premium region
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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