Electricity (H4) 23.87 cents/kWh, 12.0% cheaper than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.34 cents/kWh▲ 1.1% | 25.84 cents/kWh≈ unchanged | 23.77 cents/kWh▼ 1.1% | 23.87 cents/kWh▼ 1.1% | 22.77 cents/kWh▼ 1.7% | 22.67 cents/kWh▼ 2.4% | 22.75 cents/kWh▼ 1.2% | 22.89 cents/kWh▼ 1.7% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage7.90 cents/kWh
- Energy11.86 cents/kWh
- Levies0.16 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing chargeno standing charge
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
Population 2025
- Residents10,539
- Foreign share28.0%
- Ages 0–192,125 · 20.2%
- Ages 20–646,333 · 60.1%
- Ages 65 and over2,081 · 19.7%
- Residents per km²1,390.4
Geography
- Altitude393–597 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityno
A mountain municipality is one whose settlement reaches 1,000 m.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature9.9 °C
- Annual precipitation1,107 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours40.4%
- Frost days87.1
- Days of 30 °C or more11.6
- Reference stationZürich / Affoltern, 8.6 km
Context
The comparisons for Urdorf follow this order.
Urdorf runs from 393 m to 597 m.
Urdorf is rank 7 of 160 for profile H4: 23.87 cents/kWh, the median is 23.87 cents/kWh (0.0%).
Urdorf lies 8.6 km from the reference station Zürich / Affoltern.
The foreign share in Urdorf is 28.0%.
Urdorf: the grid operator Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) is now 23.87 cents/kWh, previously 24.14 cents/kWh (lower, 1.1%). 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
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Questions
What does electricity cost in Urdorf in 2027?
Urdorf is rank 7 of 160 for profile H4: 23.87 cents/kWh, the median is 23.87 cents/kWh (0.0%). Urdorf: the grid operator Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) is now 23.87 cents/kWh, previously 24.14 cents/kWh (lower, 1.1%). Profile H4.
What do population, geography and climate say about Urdorf?
Urdorf runs from 393 m to 597 m. Urdorf lies 8.6 km from the reference station Zürich / Affoltern. The foreign share in Urdorf is 28.0%.
Border neighbours
- Urdorf or Bergdietikon572 m · 23.5%
- Urdorf or Rudolfstetten-Friedlisberg1,009 m · 12.0%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Schlieren2.4 km
- Living in Uitikon2.5 km
- Living in Bergdietikon2.9 km
- Living in Birmensdorf (ZH)3.2 km
- Living in Dietikon3.2 km
- Living in Rudolfstetten-Friedlisberg3.7 km
- Living in Unterengstringen3.7 km
- Living in Oberengstringen4.2 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