Electricity (H4) 32.45 cents/kWh, 19.7% more expensive than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
Politische Gemeinde Marbach SG, Elektrizitätsversorgung
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38.49 cents/kWh▲ 4.4% | 35.12 cents/kWh▲ 4.8% | 32.45 cents/kWh▲ 5.3% | 32.45 cents/kWh▲ 5.3% | 31.12 cents/kWh▲ 5.5% | 29.72 cents/kWh▲ 5.8% | 30.27 cents/kWh▲ 5.7% | 31.12 cents/kWh▲ 5.5% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage14.38 cents/kWh
- Energy12.00 cents/kWh
- Levies1.77 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing charge60 CHF/year
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 422.10 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
- Adults, on average542.01 CHF/month▲ 3.6%
- Young adultsfrom 308.10 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
- Young adults, on average403.42 CHF/month▲ 3.3%
- Childrenfrom 92.90 CHF/month▲ 5.2%
- Children, on average129.62 CHF/month▲ 4.0%
Premium region 3: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents2,147
- Foreign share21.1%
- Ages 0–19440 · 20.5%
- Ages 20–641,294 · 60.3%
- Ages 65 and over413 · 19.2%
- Residents per km²490.2
Geography
- Altitude405–603 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityno
A mountain municipality is one whose settlement reaches 1,000 m.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature10.3 °C
- Annual precipitation1,246 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours42.7%
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Context
The comparisons for Marbach (SG) follow this order.
603 m is the highest point of Marbach (SG), 405 m the lowest.
Rank 58 of 75 for Marbach (SG): 32.45 cents/kWh on profile H4, against a median of 29.71 cents/kWh.
Profile H4 in Marbach (SG) costs 32.45 cents/kWh. That is rank 2,023 of 2,108, the 96.0 percentile.
Marbach (SG): the premium moved from 523.22 CHF/month to 542.01 CHF/month (higher, 3.6%).
Marbach (SG): the grid operator Politische Gemeinde Marbach SG, Elektrizitätsversorgung is now 32.45 cents/kWh, previously 30.83 cents/kWh (higher, 5.3%). Profile H4.
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 Marbach (SG) in 2027?
Rank 58 of 75 for Marbach (SG): 32.45 cents/kWh on profile H4, against a median of 29.71 cents/kWh. Profile H4 in Marbach (SG) costs 32.45 cents/kWh. That is rank 2,023 of 2,108, the 96.0 percentile. Marbach (SG): the grid operator Politische Gemeinde Marbach SG, Elektrizitätsversorgung is now 32.45 cents/kWh, previously 30.83 cents/kWh (higher, 5.3%). Profile H4.
What does health insurance cost in Marbach (SG)?
Marbach (SG): the premium moved from 523.22 CHF/month to 542.01 CHF/month (higher, 3.6%).
What do population, geography and climate say about Marbach (SG)?
603 m is the highest point of Marbach (SG), 405 m the lowest.
Border neighbours
- Marbach (SG) or Oberegg2.0 m · 15.7%
- Marbach (SG) or Reute (AR)1,323 m · 15.2%
- Marbach (SG) or Altstätten5,494 m · 8.5%
- Marbach (SG) or Rebstein5,362 m · 7.1%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Rebstein1.4 km
- Living in Altstätten2.6 km
- Living in Reute (AR)3.1 km
- Living in Balgach3.5 km
- Living in Oberegg3.7 km
- Living in Berneck5.0 km
- Living in Widnau5.2 km
- Living in Eichberg6.2 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