Living in Meinier: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 24.43 cents/kWh, 9.9% cheaper than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Meinier

24.43 cents/kWh

Canton of Geneva

24.50 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

Services industriels de Genève

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
28.22 cents/kWh▼ 1.6%	26.12 cents/kWh▼ 1.7%	22.31 cents/kWh▼ 1.7%	24.43 cents/kWh▼ 1.8%	21.74 cents/kWh▼ 1.8%	18.80 cents/kWh▼ 1.8%	21.62 cents/kWh▼ 1.9%	23.72 cents/kWh▼ 1.9%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage9.78 cents/kWh
Energy9.32 cents/kWh
Levies1.24 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing chargeno standing charge

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 611.70 CHF/month▲ 1.2%
Adults, on average778.35 CHF/month▲ 1.9%
Young adultsfrom 452.95 CHF/month▲ 1.8%
Young adults, on average591.68 CHF/month▲ 1.8%
Childrenfrom 134.60 CHF/month▲ 1.2%
Children, on average192.25 CHF/month▲ 2.1%

Premium region in Geneva: 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

Residents2,108
Foreign share20.0%
Ages 0–19470 · 22.3%
Ages 20–641,182 · 56.1%
Ages 65 and over456 · 21.6%
Residents per km²303.3

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

Altitude426–471 m
Lakeno
Mountain municipalityno

Mountain municipality means the settlement sits at 1,000 m or higher.

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

Temperature10.8 °C
Annual precipitation895 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours47.1%
Frost days72.9
Days of 30 °C or more17.6
Reference stationGenève / Cointrin, 8.3 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

For Meinier, the comparisons look like this.

Meinier includes no lake area, and no lake is named.

Profile H4 costs 24.43 cents/kWh in Meinier. That is the cheapest, rank 1 of 45, against 27.26 cents/kWh.

Canton de Genève: Meinier is the cheapest, rank 1 of 45, 24.43 cents/kWh, 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

All municipalities in the canton Geneva · Electricity ranking

Questions

What does electricity cost in Meinier in 2027?

Profile H4 costs 24.43 cents/kWh in Meinier. That is the cheapest, rank 1 of 45, against 27.26 cents/kWh. Canton de Genève: Meinier is the cheapest, rank 1 of 45, 24.43 cents/kWh, profile H4.

What do population, geography and climate say about Meinier?