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
- Residents6,646
- Foreign share12.8%
- Ages 0–191,259 · 18.9%
- Ages 20–643,866 · 58.2%
- Ages 65 and over1,521 · 22.9%
- Residents per km²435.8
Geography
- Altitude599–1,042 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityno
The rule: a settlement altitude of at least 1,000 m. That altitude is not shown as a figure.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature8.3 °C
- Annual precipitation1,522 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours41.7%
- Frost days87.5
- Days of 30 °C or more1.3
- Reference stationSt. Gallen, 3.7 km
Context
Teufen (AR) sits in the figures as follows.
Rank 584 of 2,110: Teufen (AR) pays 574.62 CHF/month, against a Swiss average of 623.55 CHF/month.
Teufen (AR) comes to 1,310 CHF/year on profile H4, at 4,500 kWh. The median is 1,310 CHF/year (0.0%).
With the deductible (franchise), the premium in Teufen (AR) is 574.62 CHF/month; the cantonal average is 574.62 CHF/month.
Teufen (AR) counts 87.5 frost day and 1.3 hot days.
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 Teufen (AR) in 2027?
Teufen (AR) comes to 1,310 CHF/year on profile H4, at 4,500 kWh. The median is 1,310 CHF/year (0.0%).
What does health insurance cost in Teufen (AR)?
Rank 584 of 2,110: Teufen (AR) pays 574.62 CHF/month, against a Swiss average of 623.55 CHF/month. With the deductible (franchise), the premium in Teufen (AR) is 574.62 CHF/month; the cantonal average is 574.62 CHF/month.
What do population, geography and climate say about Teufen (AR)?
Teufen (AR) counts 87.5 frost day and 1.3 hot days.
Border neighbours
- Teufen (AR) or Schlatt-Haslen6,430 m · 13.8%
- Teufen (AR) or St. Gallen8,202 m · 8.4%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Schlatt-Haslen2.8 km
- Living in Bühler3.1 km
- Living in Stein (AR)3.8 km
- Living in St. Gallen4.0 km
- Living in Speicher4.7 km
- Living in Gaiserwald5.4 km
- Living in Hundwil5.9 km
- Living in Gais5.9 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