Electricity (H4) 29.11 cents/kWh, 7.4% more expensive than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37.55 cents/kWh▲ 2.0% | 32.84 cents/kWh▲ 1.7% | 28.99 cents/kWh▲ 2.1% | 29.11 cents/kWh▲ 1.3% | 27.14 cents/kWh▲ 1.9% | 25.07 cents/kWh▲ 2.6% | 25.79 cents/kWh▲ 1.5% | 27.24 cents/kWh▲ 1.1% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage11.28 cents/kWh
- Energy13.79 cents/kWh
- Levies0.00 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing charge132 CHF/year
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 433.40 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
- Adults, on average574.62 CHF/month▲ 4.7%
- Young adultsfrom 316.30 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
- Young adults, on average425.45 CHF/month▲ 4.5%
- Childrenfrom 95.30 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
- Children, on average138.17 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
Premium region in Appenzell Ausserrhoden: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents1,492
- Foreign share7.6%
- Ages 0–19351 · 23.5%
- Ages 20–64805 · 54.0%
- Ages 65 and over336 · 22.5%
- Residents per km²159.4
Geography
- Altitude588–899 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityno
Mountain municipality means the settlement sits at 1,000 m or higher.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature8.7 °C
- Annual precipitation1,420 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours42.2%
- Frost days87.5
- Days of 30 °C or more1.3
- Reference stationSt. Gallen, 6.8 km
Context
For Stein (AR), the comparisons look like this.
Stein (AR): 7.6% of residents are foreign nationals.
From 548.84 CHF/month to 574.62 CHF/month, the premium in Stein (AR) changed (4.7%).
Profile H4 in Stein (AR) costs 29.11 cents/kWh. The grid operator St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG charged 28.74 cents/kWh before, a difference of 1.3%.
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 Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Electricity ranking
Questions
What does electricity cost in Stein (AR) in 2027?
Profile H4 in Stein (AR) costs 29.11 cents/kWh. The grid operator St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG charged 28.74 cents/kWh before, a difference of 1.3%.
What does health insurance cost in Stein (AR)?
From 548.84 CHF/month to 574.62 CHF/month, the premium in Stein (AR) changed (4.7%).
What do population, geography and climate say about Stein (AR)?
Stein (AR): 7.6% of residents are foreign nationals.
Border neighbours
- Stein (AR) or Schlatt-Haslen4,922 m · 13.8%
- Stein (AR) or St. Gallen1,380 m · 8.4%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Schlatt-Haslen1.8 km
- Living in Hundwil2.1 km
- Living in Teufen (AR)3.8 km
- Living in Waldstatt4.8 km
- Living in Gonten5.1 km
- Living in Herisau5.4 km
- Living in Bühler5.6 km
- Living in Gaiserwald5.7 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