Living in Steffisburg: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 31.19 cents/kWh, 15.0% more expensive than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Steffisburg

31.19 cents/kWh

Canton of Bern

26.68 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

NetZulg 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
37.48 cents/kWh▲ 5.3%	33.95 cents/kWh▲ 4.8%	30.89 cents/kWh▲ 6.1%	31.19 cents/kWh▲ 4.3%	29.54 cents/kWh▲ 5.6%	26.87 cents/kWh▲ 4.2%	28.49 cents/kWh▲ 6.0%	29.80 cents/kWh▲ 4.0%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage12.53 cents/kWh
Energy13.00 cents/kWh
Levies1.50 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing charge72 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 519.20 CHF/month▲ 5.2%
Adults, on average635.46 CHF/month▲ 4.2%
Young adultsfrom 379.60 CHF/month▲ 6.2%
Young adults, on average473.85 CHF/month▲ 3.9%
Childrenfrom 114.30 CHF/month▲ 4.5%
Children, on average149.67 CHF/month▲ 3.9%

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

Residents16,599
Foreign share12.6%
Ages 0–193,008 · 18.1%
Ages 20–649,295 · 56.0%
Ages 65 and over4,296 · 25.9%
Residents per km²1,120.8

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

Altitude546–1,034 m
Lakeno
Mountain municipalityno

The rule: a settlement altitude of at least 1,000 m. That altitude is not shown as a figure.

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

Temperature8.7 °C
Annual precipitation1,103 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours45.2%
Frost days88.9
Days of 30 °C or more6.5
Reference stationInterlaken, 21.7 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

Steffisburg sits in the figures as follows.

Steffisburg is not a mountain municipality.

25.9% of the people in Steffisburg are older, 18.1% are young and 56.0% are of working age.

Steffisburg has 16,599 residents, 1,120.8 per square kilometre.

1,103 mm of precipitation and 45.2% relative sunshine go with 8.7 °C in Steffisburg, period 1991-2020.

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 do population, geography and climate say about Steffisburg?

Steffisburg is not a mountain municipality. 25.9% of the people in Steffisburg are older, 18.1% are young and 56.0% are of working age. Steffisburg has 16,599 residents, 1,120.8 per square kilometre. 1,103 mm of precipitation and 45.2% relative sunshine go with 8.7 °C in Steffisburg, period 1991-2020.

Border neighbours

Steffisburg or Fahrni9,170 m · 21.9%
Steffisburg or Heimberg6,388 m · 21.9%
Steffisburg or Homberg4,482 m · 21.9%
Steffisburg or Thun7,149 m · 8.0%

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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