Living in Risch: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 21.15 cents/kWh, 22.0% cheaper than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Risch

21.15 cents/kWh

Canton of Zug

21.41 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

WWZ 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
25.94 cents/kWh▼ 2.5%	23.26 cents/kWh▼ 3.0%	21.10 cents/kWh▼ 3.6%	21.15 cents/kWh▼ 3.4%	20.70 cents/kWh▼ 0.7%	17.95 cents/kWh≈ unchanged	19.07 cents/kWh≈ unchanged	20.09 cents/kWh▼ 3.6%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage10.94 cents/kWh
Energy5.68 cents/kWh
Levies0.63 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing charge46.80 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 350.60 CHF/month▲ 4.6%
Adults, on average447.70 CHF/month▲ 2.8%
Young adultsfrom 256 CHF/month▲ 4.6%
Young adults, on average335.46 CHF/month▲ 2.5%
Childrenfrom 77.20 CHF/month▲ 4.8%
Children, on average109.23 CHF/month▲ 2.7%

Premium region in Zug: 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

Residents11,830
Foreign share28.3%
Ages 0–192,406 · 20.3%
Ages 20–647,536 · 63.7%
Ages 65 and over1,888 · 16.0%
Residents per km²796.1

The area used for density includes lakes.

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

Altitude400–680 m
Lakeyes
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

Temperature10.2 °C
Annual precipitation1,200 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours40.8%
Frost days78.1
Days of 30 °C or more9.1
Reference stationLuzern, 16.4 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

For Risch, the comparisons look like this.

Rank 1 of 2,110: Risch pays 447.70 CHF/month, against a Swiss average of 623.55 CHF/month.

The median is 952 CHF/year. Risch is at 952 CHF/year on profile H4 and 4,500 kWh (0.0%).

Risch pays 447.70 CHF/month. The canton averages 447.70 CHF/month (0.0%), calculated with the deductible (franchise).

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

All municipalities in the canton Zug · Electricity ranking

Questions

What does electricity cost in Risch in 2027?

The median is 952 CHF/year. Risch is at 952 CHF/year on profile H4 and 4,500 kWh (0.0%).

What does health insurance cost in Risch?

Rank 1 of 2,110: Risch pays 447.70 CHF/month, against a Swiss average of 623.55 CHF/month. Risch pays 447.70 CHF/month. The canton averages 447.70 CHF/month (0.0%), calculated with the deductible (franchise).

Border neighbours

Risch or Dietwil1,958 m · 26.4%
Risch or Meierskappel7,769 m · 17.4%
Risch or Root2,683 m · 16.2%

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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