Living in Stäfa: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 25.60 cents/kWh, 5.6% cheaper than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Stäfa

25.60 cents/kWh

Canton of Zurich

24.35 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

Energie und Wasser, Gemeindewerke Stäfa

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
30.68 cents/kWh▼ 5.5%	27.84 cents/kWh▼ 6.0%	25.60 cents/kWh▼ 6.5%	25.60 cents/kWh▼ 6.5%	25.12 cents/kWh▼ 4.3%	23.30 cents/kWh▼ 7.1%	23.77 cents/kWh▼ 7.0%	24.48 cents/kWh▼ 6.8%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage10.57 cents/kWh
Energy10.90 cents/kWh
Levies0.10 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing charge48 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 493 CHF/month▲ 5.4%
Adults, on average609.69 CHF/month▲ 4.7%
Young adultsfrom 352.60 CHF/month▲ 3.2%
Young adults, on average458.96 CHF/month▲ 4.5%
Childrenfrom 110.30 CHF/month▲ 7.1%
Children, on average147.99 CHF/month▲ 4.8%

Premium region 2: 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

Residents15,232
Foreign share21.5%
Ages 0–192,816 · 18.5%
Ages 20–648,664 · 56.9%
Ages 65 and over3,752 · 24.6%
Residents per km²1,773.2

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

Altitude401–627 m
Lakeno
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

Temperature9.9 °C
Annual precipitation1,315 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours42.5%
Frost days68.3
Days of 30 °C or more8.1
Reference stationWädenswil, 5.0 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

For Stäfa, the comparisons look like this.

At 4,500 kWh, profile H4 costs 1,152 CHF/year in Stäfa. The municipal median is 1,074 CHF/year.

Stäfa is at 609.69 CHF/month, the Swiss average at 623.55 CHF/month (2.2%), rank 1,106 of 2,110.

Stäfa pays 609.69 CHF/month. The canton averages 581.17 CHF/month (4.9%), 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

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Questions

What does electricity cost in Stäfa in 2027?

At 4,500 kWh, profile H4 costs 1,152 CHF/year in Stäfa. The municipal median is 1,074 CHF/year.

What does health insurance cost in Stäfa?

Stäfa is at 609.69 CHF/month, the Swiss average at 623.55 CHF/month (2.2%), rank 1,106 of 2,110. Stäfa pays 609.69 CHF/month. The canton averages 581.17 CHF/month (4.9%), calculated with the deductible (franchise).

Border neighbours

Stäfa or Hombrechtikon6,759 m · 7.2%
Stäfa or Männedorf2,736 m · 7.2%
Stäfa or Oetwil am See1,745 m · 7.2%

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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