Electricity (H4) 28.93 cents/kWh, 6.7% more expensive than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
Politische Gemeinde Rickenbach TG Elektrizitätsversorgung
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32.80 cents/kWh▼ 16.2% | 30.64 cents/kWh▼ 17.1% | 28.93 cents/kWh▼ 17.5% | 28.93 cents/kWh▼ 18.0% | 28.08 cents/kWh▼ 18.0% | 27.18 cents/kWh▼ 18.0% | 27.54 cents/kWh▼ 18.4% | 28.08 cents/kWh▼ 18.4% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage9.18 cents/kWh
- Energy13.25 cents/kWh
- Levies3.00 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing charge42 CHF/year
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 453.80 CHF/month▲ 5.6%
- Adults, on average573.73 CHF/month▲ 4.6%
- Young adultsfrom 331.30 CHF/month▲ 5.6%
- Young adults, on average429.56 CHF/month▲ 4.5%
- Childrenfrom 99.80 CHF/month▲ 5.6%
- Children, on average139.69 CHF/month▲ 4.8%
Premium region in Thurgau: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents3,078
- Foreign share40.6%
- Ages 0–19615 · 20.0%
- Ages 20–641,931 · 62.7%
- Ages 65 and over532 · 17.3%
- Residents per km²1,948.1
Geography
- Altitude529–630 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityno
Mountain municipality means the settlement sits at 1,000 m or higher.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature9.0 °C
- Annual precipitation1,113 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours41.5%
- Frost days98.5
- Days of 30 °C or more7.4
- Reference stationAadorf / Tänikon, 11.4 km
Context
For Rickenbach (TG), the comparisons look like this.
Rickenbach (TG) includes no lake area inside the municipal territory.
From 35.28 cents/kWh to 28.93 cents/kWh (the cheapest, 18.0%): Rickenbach (TG) on profile H4, rank 1 of 79.
In Bezirk Münchwilen, Rickenbach (TG) ranks 9 of 12, profile H4, 28.93 cents/kWh.
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 (TG) in 2027?
From 35.28 cents/kWh to 28.93 cents/kWh (the cheapest, 18.0%): Rickenbach (TG) on profile H4, rank 1 of 79. In Bezirk Münchwilen, Rickenbach (TG) ranks 9 of 12, profile H4, 28.93 cents/kWh.
What do population, geography and climate say about Rickenbach (TG)?
Rickenbach (TG) includes no lake area inside the municipal territory.
Border neighbours
- Rickenbach (TG) or Wilen (TG)2,693 m · 19.0%
- Rickenbach (TG) or Kirchberg (SG)2,399 m · 14.2%
- Rickenbach (TG) or Jonschwil1,248 m · 11.8%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Wilen (TG)1.3 km
- Living in Wil (SG)1.5 km
- Living in Sirnach2.8 km
- Living in Jonschwil3.9 km
- Living in Kirchberg (SG)4.3 km
- Living in Münchwilen (TG)5.2 km
- Living in Zuzwil (SG)5.3 km
- Living in Bettwiesen5.7 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