Living in Meilen: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 24.97 cents/kWh, 7.9% cheaper than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Meilen

24.97 cents/kWh

Canton of Zurich

24.35 cents/kWh

Switzerland

27.12 cents/kWh

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Electricity 2027

Standard product

Infrastruktur Zürichsee AG

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/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
29.53 cents/kWh▼ 2.0%	26.98 cents/kWh▼ 3.6%	24.97 cents/kWh▼ 5.0%	24.97 cents/kWh▼ 5.0%	23.96 cents/kWh▼ 5.8%	22.90 cents/kWh▼ 6.7%	23.32 cents/kWh▼ 6.3%	23.96 cents/kWh▼ 5.8%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage9.83 cents/kWh
Energy10.40 cents/kWh
Levies0.65 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing charge33 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 493 CHF/month▲ 5.4%
Adults, on average609.69 CHF/month▲ 4.7%
Young adultsfrom 352.60 CHF/month▲ 3.2%
Young adults, on average458.96 CHF/month▲ 4.5%
Childrenfrom 110.30 CHF/month▲ 7.1%
Children, on average147.99 CHF/month▲ 4.8%

Premium region 2: 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

Residents14,952
Foreign share24.7%
Ages 0–193,092 · 20.7%
Ages 20–648,641 · 57.8%
Ages 65 and over3,219 · 21.5%
Residents per km²1,252.3

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

Altitude405–853 m
Lakeno
Mountain municipalityno

The rule: a settlement altitude of at least 1,000 m. That altitude is not shown as a figure.

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

Temperature9.6 °C
Annual precipitation1,309 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours42.1%
Frost days68.3
Days of 30 °C or more8.1
Reference stationWädenswil, 7.1 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

Meilen sits in the figures as follows.

Meilen includes no lake area inside the municipal territory.

In Bezirk Meilen, Meilen ranks 7 of 11, profile H4, 24.97 cents/kWh.

Meilen ranks 445 of 2,108 on profile H4, in the 21.1 percentile, at 24.97 cents/kWh.

From 582.28 CHF/month to 609.69 CHF/month, the premium in Meilen changed (4.7%).

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 Meilen in 2027?

In Bezirk Meilen, Meilen ranks 7 of 11, profile H4, 24.97 cents/kWh. Meilen ranks 445 of 2,108 on profile H4, in the 21.1 percentile, at 24.97 cents/kWh.

What does health insurance cost in Meilen?

From 582.28 CHF/month to 609.69 CHF/month, the premium in Meilen changed (4.7%).

What do population, geography and climate say about Meilen?

Meilen includes no lake area inside the municipal territory.

Border neighbours

Meilen or Herrliberg5,828 m · 24.1%

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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