Living in Mels: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 27.42 cents/kWh, 1.1% more expensive than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Mels

27.42 cents/kWh

Canton of St. Gallen

30.30 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

Politische Gemeinde Mels, Elektrizitäts- & Wasserwerk

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
32.25 cents/kWh▲ 1.6%	29.55 cents/kWh▲ 1.8%	27.42 cents/kWh▲ 1.9%	27.42 cents/kWh▲ 1.9%	26.35 cents/kWh▲ 2.0%	25.23 cents/kWh▲ 2.1%	25.67 cents/kWh▲ 2.1%	26.35 cents/kWh▲ 2.0%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage13.18 cents/kWh
Energy10.60 cents/kWh
Levies0.00 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing charge60 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 441.10 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
Adults, on average564.54 CHF/month▲ 4.0%
Young adultsfrom 322 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
Young adults, on average421.74 CHF/month▲ 3.8%
Childrenfrom 97.10 CHF/month▲ 5.2%
Children, on average135.14 CHF/month▲ 4.3%

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

Residents9,581
Foreign share20.1%
Ages 0–192,067 · 21.6%
Ages 20–645,674 · 59.2%
Ages 65 and over1,840 · 19.2%
Residents per km²68.9

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

Altitude454–2,937 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

Temperature9.8 °C
Annual precipitation1,344 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours48.3%
Frost days133.3
Days of 30 °C or more0.8
Reference stationElm, 14.0 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

For Mels, the comparisons look like this.

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

Profile H4 costs 27.42 cents/kWh in Mels. In Wahlkreis Sarganserland that is rank 2 of 8 (below).

Profile H4 in Mels costs 27.42 cents/kWh. The grid operator Politische Gemeinde Mels, Elektrizitäts- & Wasserwerk charged 26.90 cents/kWh before, a difference of 1.9%.

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 Mels in 2027?

Profile H4 costs 27.42 cents/kWh in Mels. In Wahlkreis Sarganserland that is rank 2 of 8 (below). Profile H4 in Mels costs 27.42 cents/kWh. The grid operator Politische Gemeinde Mels, Elektrizitäts- & Wasserwerk charged 26.90 cents/kWh before, a difference of 1.9%.

What do population, geography and climate say about Mels?

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

Border neighbours

Mels or Wartau3,387 m · 26.7%
Mels or Glarus Süd9,929 m · 13.6%
Mels or Fläsch1,148 m · 10.5%
Mels or Bad Ragaz505 m · 8.4%
Mels or Pfäfers15,512 m · 8.4%
Mels or Sargans8,994 m · 8.4%
Mels or Flums19,360 m · 6.2%

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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