Living in Ostermundigen: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 25.59 cents/kWh, 5.6% cheaper than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Ostermundigen

25.59 cents/kWh

Canton of Bern

26.68 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

BKW Energie 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
34.49 cents/kWh▼ 5.0%	29.52 cents/kWh▼ 6.3%	25.59 cents/kWh▼ 7.6%	25.59 cents/kWh▼ 7.6%	23.63 cents/kWh▼ 8.4%	19.89 cents/kWh≈ unchanged	21.82 cents/kWh▼ 8.7%	23.63 cents/kWh▼ 8.4%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage11.91 cents/kWh
Energy7.97 cents/kWh
Levies1.50 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing charge96 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 568.70 CHF/month▲ 5.3%
Adults, on average703.34 CHF/month▲ 3.6%
Young adultsfrom 403.55 CHF/month▲ 4.3%
Young adults, on average526.90 CHF/month▲ 3.3%
Childrenfrom 128.65 CHF/month▲ 2.9%
Children, on average166.53 CHF/month▲ 3.4%

Premium region 1: 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

Residents18,432
Foreign share33.2%
Ages 0–193,659 · 19.9%
Ages 20–6410,851 · 58.9%
Ages 65 and over3,922 · 21.3%
Residents per km²3,092.6

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

Altitude529–733 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

Temperature9.1 °C
Annual precipitation1,051 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours43.8%
Frost days99.2
Days of 30 °C or more9
Reference stationBern / Zollikofen, 4.5 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

For Ostermundigen, the comparisons look like this.

Profile H4 costs 25.59 cents/kWh in Ostermundigen. In Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland that is rank 4 of 74 (below).

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

Ostermundigen lies 4.5 km from the reference station Bern / Zollikofen.

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 Ostermundigen in 2027?

Profile H4 costs 25.59 cents/kWh in Ostermundigen. In Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland that is rank 4 of 74 (below).

What do population, geography and climate say about Ostermundigen?

Ostermundigen includes no lake area, and no lake is named. Ostermundigen lies 4.5 km from the reference station Bern / Zollikofen.

Border neighbours

Ostermundigen or Bern5,363 m · 21.6%

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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