Living in Sachseln: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 25.99 cents/kWh, 4.2% cheaper than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Sachseln

25.99 cents/kWh

Canton of Obwalden

25.99 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

Elektrizitätswerk Obwalden

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
29.28 cents/kWh▼ 1.6%	27.44 cents/kWh▼ 1.8%	25.18 cents/kWh▼ 2.5%	25.99 cents/kWh▼ 2.0%	24.55 cents/kWh▼ 2.6%	23.83 cents/kWh▼ 3.1%	24.71 cents/kWh▼ 2.5%	25.36 cents/kWh▼ 2.1%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage11.04 cents/kWh
Energy9.67 cents/kWh
Levies1.40 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing chargeno standing charge

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 410 CHF/month▲ 7.1%
Adults, on average523.59 CHF/month▲ 3.8%
Young adultsfrom 299.30 CHF/month▲ 7.1%
Young adults, on average391.68 CHF/month▲ 3.7%
Childrenfrom 90.20 CHF/month▲ 7.1%
Children, on average128.16 CHF/month▲ 4.0%

Premium region in Obwalden: 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

Residents5,300
Foreign share13.3%
Ages 0–191,054 · 19.9%
Ages 20–643,061 · 57.8%
Ages 65 and over1,185 · 22.4%
Residents per km²98.4

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

Altitude468–2,311 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

Temperature9.4 °C
Annual precipitation1,219 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours43.5%
Frost days119.5
Days of 30 °C or more4.6
Reference stationMeiringen, 12.8 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

For Sachseln, the comparisons look like this.

In the canton, Sachseln is the cheapest: 25.99 cents/kWh rather than 25.99 cents/kWh, rank 1 of 7, profile H4.

Sachseln includes lake area inside the municipal territory.

Kanton Obwalden: Sachseln is the cheapest, rank 1 of 7, 25.99 cents/kWh, profile H4.

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 Obwalden · Electricity ranking

Questions

What does electricity cost in Sachseln in 2027?

In the canton, Sachseln is the cheapest: 25.99 cents/kWh rather than 25.99 cents/kWh, rank 1 of 7, profile H4. Kanton Obwalden: Sachseln is the cheapest, rank 1 of 7, 25.99 cents/kWh, profile H4.

What do population, geography and climate say about Sachseln?