Living in Vals: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 19.14 cents/kWh, 29.4% cheaper than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Vals

19.14 cents/kWh

Canton of Graubünden

25.99 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

Elektrizitätswerk Vals (EW Vals)

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
25.93 cents/kWh≈ unchanged	22.14 cents/kWh≈ unchanged	19.05 cents/kWh▼ 0.5%	19.14 cents/kWh▼ 0.5%	17.54 cents/kWh▼ 0.6%	16.85 cents/kWh▼ 0.6%	17.17 cents/kWh▼ 0.6%	17.65 cents/kWh▼ 0.6%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage7.69 cents/kWh
Energy5.75 cents/kWh
Levies1.00 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing charge60 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 421.80 CHF/month▲ 4.2%
Adults, on average529 CHF/month▲ 3.7%
Young adultsfrom 307.90 CHF/month▲ 3.6%
Young adults, on average398.28 CHF/month▲ 3.5%
Childrenfrom 92.80 CHF/month▲ 3.7%
Children, on average129.11 CHF/month▲ 3.9%

Premium region 3: 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

Residents948
Foreign share23.5%
Ages 0–19135 · 14.2%
Ages 20–64568 · 59.9%
Ages 65 and over245 · 25.8%
Residents per km²5.4

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

Altitude910–3,388 m
Lakeno
Mountain municipalityyes

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

Temperature6.1 °C
Annual precipitation1,072 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours47.1%

Only the grid values are shown here. A station figure would misstate the place.

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

Vals sits in the figures as follows.

The premium region of Vals is number 3, out of 3 in the canton.

Place 1 of 5: Vals 529 CHF/month, neighbours 576.96 CHF/month (8.3%), premium region.

Vals pays 19.14 cents/kWh on profile H4. Neighbours average 25.73 cents/kWh (25.6%), place 2 of 5.

Rank 54 of 2,110: Vals pays 529 CHF/month, against a Swiss average of 623.55 CHF/month.

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 Graubünden · Electricity ranking

Questions

What does electricity cost in Vals in 2027?

Vals pays 19.14 cents/kWh on profile H4. Neighbours average 25.73 cents/kWh (25.6%), place 2 of 5.

What does health insurance cost in Vals?

The premium region of Vals is number 3, out of 3 in the canton. Place 1 of 5: Vals 529 CHF/month, neighbours 576.96 CHF/month (8.3%), premium region. Rank 54 of 2,110: Vals pays 529 CHF/month, against a Swiss average of 623.55 CHF/month.

Border neighbours

Vals or Lumnezia26,923 m · 55.6%
Vals or Blenio12,236 m · 50.4%
Vals or Safiental10,883 m · 32.6%

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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