Electricity (H4) 29.71 cents/kWh, 9.6% more expensive than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke 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 |
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| 38.16 cents/kWh▲ 2.0% | 33.44 cents/kWh▲ 1.6% | 29.59 cents/kWh▲ 2.1% | 29.71 cents/kWh▲ 1.3% | 27.74 cents/kWh▲ 1.8% | 25.67 cents/kWh▲ 2.6% | 26.39 cents/kWh▲ 1.4% | 27.84 cents/kWh▲ 1.1% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage11.28 cents/kWh
- Energy13.79 cents/kWh
- Levies0.60 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing charge132 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
- Residents3,937
- Foreign share9.6%
- Ages 0–19861 · 21.9%
- Ages 20–642,075 · 52.7%
- Ages 65 and over1,001 · 25.4%
- Residents per km²42.5
Geography
- Altitude702–2,192 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityyes
A mountain municipality is one whose settlement reaches 1,000 m.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature6.8 °C
- Annual precipitation1,965 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours44.7%
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Context
The comparisons for Nesslau follow this order.
3,937 people live in Nesslau. That is 42.5 per square kilometre.
For the period 1991-2020, Nesslau reads 44.7% relative sunshine, plus 6.8 °C and 1,965 mm of precipitation. A climate normal.
Nesslau is a mountain municipality, by the altitude of the settlement.
25.4% of the people in Nesslau are older, 21.9% are young and 52.7% are of working age.
Nesslau pays 542.01 CHF/month. Neighbours are at 556.63 CHF/month (2.6%), premium region.
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 health insurance cost in Nesslau?
Nesslau pays 542.01 CHF/month. Neighbours are at 556.63 CHF/month (2.6%), premium region.
What do population, geography and climate say about Nesslau?
3,937 people live in Nesslau. That is 42.5 per square kilometre. For the period 1991-2020, Nesslau reads 44.7% relative sunshine, plus 6.8 °C and 1,965 mm of precipitation. A climate normal. Nesslau is a mountain municipality, by the altitude of the settlement. 25.4% of the people in Nesslau are older, 21.9% are young and 52.7% are of working age.
Border neighbours
- Nesslau or Ebnat-Kappel15,910 m · 16.0%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann7.2 km
- Living in Ebnat-Kappel7.2 km
- Living in Amden9.1 km
- Living in Schönengrund11.5 km
- Living in Wattwil12.2 km
- Living in Urnäsch12.3 km
- Living in Weesen13.0 km
- Living in Kaltbrunn13.1 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