Electricity (H4) 24.49 cents/kWh, 9.7% cheaper than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
CKW 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27.96 cents/kWh▼ 3.7% | 25.82 cents/kWh▼ 3.6% | 24.49 cents/kWh▼ 3.6% | 24.49 cents/kWh▼ 3.6% | 23.34 cents/kWh▼ 3.5% | 22.72 cents/kWh▼ 3.5% | 22.57 cents/kWh▼ 3.4% | 23.58 cents/kWh▼ 3.6% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage8.55 cents/kWh
- Energy11.50 cents/kWh
- Levies0.67 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing chargeno standing charge
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 439.70 CHF/month▲ 6.1%
- Adults, on average538.63 CHF/month▲ 4.9%
- Young adultsfrom 321 CHF/month▲ 6.1%
- Young adults, on average405.43 CHF/month▲ 5.0%
- Childrenfrom 96.70 CHF/month▲ 6.0%
- Children, on average129.29 CHF/month▲ 4.8%
Premium region 3: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents3,887
- Foreign share21.9%
- Ages 0–19882 · 22.7%
- Ages 20–642,349 · 60.4%
- Ages 65 and over656 · 16.9%
- Residents per km²328.0
Geography
- Altitude525–867 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityno
Mountain municipality means the settlement sits at 1,000 m or higher.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature8.6 °C
- Annual precipitation1,142 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours40.6%
- Frost days78.1
- Days of 30 °C or more9.1
- Reference stationLuzern, 24.2 km
Context
For Rickenbach (LU), the comparisons look like this.
With the deductible (franchise), the premium in Rickenbach (LU) is 538.63 CHF/month; the cantonal average is 545.69 CHF/month.
Rickenbach (LU) comes to 1,102 CHF/year on profile H4, at 4,500 kWh. The median is 1,111 CHF/year (0.8%).
Rank 94 of 2,110: Rickenbach (LU) pays 538.63 CHF/month, against a Swiss average of 623.55 CHF/month.
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 Rickenbach (LU) in 2027?
Rickenbach (LU) comes to 1,102 CHF/year on profile H4, at 4,500 kWh. The median is 1,111 CHF/year (0.8%).
What does health insurance cost in Rickenbach (LU)?
With the deductible (franchise), the premium in Rickenbach (LU) is 538.63 CHF/month; the cantonal average is 545.69 CHF/month. Rank 94 of 2,110: Rickenbach (LU) pays 538.63 CHF/month, against a Swiss average of 623.55 CHF/month.
Border neighbours
- Rickenbach (LU) or Schmiedrued496 m · 21.9%
- Rickenbach (LU) or Gontenschwil1,245 m · 9.8%
- Rickenbach (LU) or Menziken6,012 m · 9.8%
- Rickenbach (LU) or Reinach (AG)4,177 m · 9.8%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Schlierbach3.1 km
- Living in Beromünster3.2 km
- Living in Menziken3.6 km
- Living in Geuensee4.2 km
- Living in Reinach (AG)4.3 km
- Living in Büron4.5 km
- Living in Schenkon5.4 km
- Living in Gontenschwil5.8 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