Electricity (H4) 25.59 cents/kWh, 5.6% cheaper than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
BKW Energie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34.49 cents/kWh▼ 5.0% | 29.52 cents/kWh▼ 6.3% | 25.59 cents/kWh▼ 7.6% | 25.59 cents/kWh▼ 7.6% | 23.23 cents/kWh▼ 8.5% | 19.08 cents/kWh≈ unchanged | 21.17 cents/kWh▼ 8.9% | 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
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 468.10 CHF/month▲ 4.6%
- Adults, on average594.69 CHF/month▲ 3.9%
- Young adultsfrom 341.80 CHF/month▲ 4.6%
- Young adults, on average443.76 CHF/month▲ 3.8%
- Childrenfrom 103 CHF/month▲ 4.6%
- Children, on average140.28 CHF/month▲ 3.6%
Premium region 3: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents3,850
- Foreign share7.2%
- Ages 0–19841 · 21.8%
- Ages 20–642,113 · 54.9%
- Ages 65 and over896 · 23.3%
- Residents per km²30.6
Geography
- Altitude689–3,620 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityno
A mountain municipality is one whose settlement reaches 1,000 m.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature7.4 °C
- Annual precipitation1,287 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours47.8%
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Context
The comparisons for Reichenbach im Kandertal follow this order.
The median is 1,152 CHF/year. Reichenbach im Kandertal is at 1,152 CHF/year on profile H4 and 4,500 kWh (0.0%).
Reichenbach im Kandertal is at 594.69 CHF/month, the Swiss average at 623.55 CHF/month (4.6%), rank 742 of 2,110.
With the deductible (franchise), the premium in Reichenbach im Kandertal is 594.69 CHF/month; the cantonal average is 625.45 CHF/month.
Reichenbach im Kandertal belongs to premium region 3 of 3.
Against the neighbours (25.86 cents/kWh), Reichenbach im Kandertal costs 25.59 cents/kWh, profile H4, a gap of 1.1%.
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
Questions
What does electricity cost in Reichenbach im Kandertal in 2027?
The median is 1,152 CHF/year. Reichenbach im Kandertal is at 1,152 CHF/year on profile H4 and 4,500 kWh (0.0%). Against the neighbours (25.86 cents/kWh), Reichenbach im Kandertal costs 25.59 cents/kWh, profile H4, a gap of 1.1%.
What does health insurance cost in Reichenbach im Kandertal?
Reichenbach im Kandertal is at 594.69 CHF/month, the Swiss average at 623.55 CHF/month (4.6%), rank 742 of 2,110. With the deductible (franchise), the premium in Reichenbach im Kandertal is 594.69 CHF/month; the cantonal average is 625.45 CHF/month. Reichenbach im Kandertal belongs to premium region 3 of 3.
Border neighbours
- Reichenbach im Kandertal or Kandersteg7,942 m · 25.6%
- Reichenbach im Kandertal or Lauterbrunnen13,774 m · 6.9%
- Reichenbach im Kandertal or Diemtigen2,465 m · 6.2%
- Reichenbach im Kandertal or Wimmis4,349 m · 6.2%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Aeschi bei Spiez3.7 km
- Living in Krattigen4.9 km
- Living in Frutigen5.4 km
- Living in Spiez6.9 km
- Living in Leissigen6.9 km
- Living in Wimmis7.0 km
- Living in Kandergrund9.1 km
- Living in Reutigen9.5 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